The Teacher Who was Confronted by Cops after Having Sex with 11-Year-Old

This compilation brings together long form true crime writing on two very different cases of child abuse allegations: the prosecution of Georgia kindergarten teacher Tonya Craft, who was acquitted on all twenty two counts after a divided community and a contested investigation, and the Illinois case of former substitute teacher Alley Bardfield, who pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of an eleven year old student and received a ten year sentence. It traces the people, relationships and events that led to each case, along with the investigations, trials, civil lawsuits and aftermath, while keeping facts, allegations and commentary carefully apart. It closes with reflective themes on the abuse of trust, the reliability of children's accounts, institutional responsibility and the need for accurate retelling that protects the privacy of the children involved. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes--6962513/support . Got a tip or a case we should investigate? Email us at krimepodcast@gmail.com. We post new episodes every day. Follow and subscribe so you never miss one. This episode includes AI-generated content.