Kentucky high school teacher faces rape, sexual abuse charges
Published 5:02 am Sunday, June 20, 2021
A Kentucky teacher has been arrested after reportedly having sex with a juvenile.
Jason Sharp, 32, has been charged with third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.
Sharp is listed as a math teacher at East Jessamine High School in Nicholasville.
Jessamine County Superintendent Matt Moore told local news sources that he is aware of the arrest and that the school district will cooperate with police in the investigation.
The victim involved in the case was reportedly under 16 years old. It is unclear as to whether the victim was a student of Sharp.
Sharp was arrested and booked into Fayette County Detention Center Friday.
His bond is set at $10,000 dollars.