Rio Rancho Police arrested Mrs Ray for rape because the alleged victim was 16 years-old at the time. According to the criminal complaint, the student was in her advanced placement English class at Rio Rancho High School a few years ago.Ray has taught for Rio Rancho schools on three different occasions. She most recently taught English at Cleveland High School.
District officials told us Ray quit after the end of the school year.
According to information released by the investigators, one day female teacher met her young male student in an auditorium then headed to her car and into a nearby neighborhood to drink alcohol, perform sex acts on each other and have full sexual intercourse.
Accordinf to investigators, police have emails and an interview with the victim , who is now 20, which prove Ray had sex with him at least three times starting in the winter of 2007 when she taught him at Rio Rancho High School.
A criminal complaint said the first incident occurred in December 2007, when Ray and the student drove in Ray’s vehicle to a secluded area, where she performed a sexual act on him. The second incident took place at Haynes Park and a third at the home of the student.
Beginning in December 2009, Ray is alleged to have sent emails to him, in which she recalled their encounters and talked about “sex in the hall” and the “crime committed.” There were 47 emails, with the last one sent May 9 of this year. The emails go on to say they were worried Ray's husband would find out about their relationship.
Mrs Ray also gave her young victim alcohol, marijuana and cocaine during the three years they were hanging out together. Right now they don't know if Ray was involved with any other students.
Investigators said the the victim's ex-girlfriend recently contacted them to report the teacher. Ray is charged three counts of rape and three counts of giving alcohol to a minor.
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