Union City Teacher Charged With Statutory Rape Of Former Student

WKMS | By Liam Niemeyer

Published June 6, 2019 at 3:45 PM CDT

The Obion County Sheriff’s Office arrested on Wednesday a Union City High School Spanish teacher on three counts of statutory rape by an authority figure.

The sheriff’s office said these charges against 48-year-old Mary Beth McManus of Union City stem from encounters she had with a former student in 2012, who was 16 years old at the time.

Union City Schools Director Wes Kennedy said in a statement McManus is on unpaid administrative leave as the investigation continues. Kennedy said McManus was not an employee of the school district in 2012.

She appears in court on July 25.

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Liam Niemeyer

"Liam Niemeyer is a reporter for the Ohio Valley Resource covering agriculture and infrastructure in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia and also serves Assistant News Director at WKMS. He has reported for public radio stations across the country from Appalachia to Alaska, most recently as a reporter for WOUB Public Media in Athens, Ohio. He is a recent alumnus of Ohio University and enjoys playing tenor saxophone in various jazz groups."

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