The teacher caught for having sex with a teenage student in a car is the wife of a top US official.
A married 45-year-old teacher from Nebraska was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student in a car. Now it has come to light that the substitute teacher is the wife of a top American official of the Defense Department. Although the age of consent in Nebraska is 16, the female teacher has been charged with a felony and faces up to 20 years in prison.
The teacher, Erin Ward, was found naked in a car with a 17-year-old student, who attempted to flee the scene but crashed the car and fled in his underwear.
At around 3 am the police received information about a suspicious car parked on a closed road. According to the New York Post, they found 45-year-old Erin Ward and a 17-year-old boy in the back seat of a Honda sedan.
The boy, who was without any clothes, got into the front seat and drove away, but crashed a few blocks away and was fled on foot.
More than an hour later, he was found nearby in only underwear and a T-shirt.
Both Ward and the student were hospitalized with minor injuries in the accident.
Ward, a teacher, reportedly confessed to having sexual relations with the boy and was found to have an Omaha Public Schools ID, showing years of work as a substitute teacher at various schools, including Burke High School. , where the boy was identified as one. student.
The car in which the teacher and the student were found belongs to the teacher’s husband. A top US official in the Defense Department.
Her husband of 53 years, William Douglas ‘Doug’ Ward, is the deputy director and senior advisor at the United States Strategic Command. According to the Daily Mail, she accused him of having a sexual relationship with a student.
Doug graduated from Harvard Extension School in 2021 and has been with Strategic Command since 2005, starting as Deputy Branch Chief.
He and his wife live in Gretna, a city in Nebraska, with their three teenage children, one of whom is the same age as the student involved in the case.
Although Nebraska’s age of consent is 16, Ward faces a Class IIA felony charge, which carries a potential 20-year prison sentence, the Daily Mail reports.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is cooperating with Omaha Public Schools during the investigation. Burke Principal Darren Rasmussen informed the community of Ward’s arrest with an emphasis on student safety.
He said Ward, who worked at Burke High in the 2023-24 school year, will not return to any district school. Counseling support will be provided for students who need assistance.