A young Missouri math teacher accused of having sex with her 16-year-old student allegedly used his friends as lookouts while they romped around during school hours.
Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack, 26, of Waynesville, Missouri has been charged with statutory rape, child molestation, sexual contact with a student and endangering the welfare of a child after police discovered she was sleeping with a student.
Court documents claim that the teacher would use other students as lookouts while she had sex with the 16-year-old on campus at Laquey High School.
Clifton-Carmack was arrested after fleeing Missouri for Texas and allegedly visited the teens home before she left.
The boy’s father has also been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after it was claimed he knew that his son was in a relationship with the educator.
Missouri math teacher Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack, 26, has been charged with rape for having sex with her 16-year-old student
The students father, Mark Creighton, has been charged for knowing about the relationship and failing to report it
Court documents say the teach would use other students as lookouts while having sex with the teenager on campus. Pictured, Laquey High School in Laquey, Missouri
Authorities first learned of the relationship after the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by the Laquey school resource officer.
A student reported the relationship after the 16-year-old boy showed them photos of scratches on his back he claimed to have gotten after having sex with Clifton-Carmack in his classmates driveway, according to court documents.
The witness also claimed to have overheard a phone call between the teacher and the victim where the 16-year-old told Clifton-Carmack it was his birthday and she responded, ‘I can send you money baby.’
The student who came forward to report the relationship said the teacher is ‘too friendly with students and sometimes will dress inappropriately at school.’
According to court documents, Clifton-Carmack would often wear ‘tight or low-cut shirts’ to show off her ‘headlights.’
She would also wear tight leggings that ‘show off her body,’ and would often be reprimanded by the school’s administration for being ‘too close with students.’
Clifton-Carmack, who has two young daughters of her own, was recently divorced having been married to Chance Carmack, who is an amateur mix martial arts fighter and who had completed basic training in the U.S. Army.
The same witness also said that the victim claimed he was the reason Clifton-Carmack’s divorce went through.
Clifton-Carmack has been charged with statutory rape, child molestation, sexual contact with a student and endangering the welfare of a child
The teacher is pictured alongside her now estranged husband who completed basic training in the U.S. Army
The teacher is said to have been warned in the past about getting ‘too close to students’
Detectives visited the school district on December 8 to speak with the teacher and took her phone but until police got a warrant to unlock it, they were unable to see any incriminating messages.
At the time, Clifton-Carmack denied having any kind of relationship with any students outside of school.
After getting a warrant, police found text messages that related to the alleged relationship with the 16-year-old boy.
A second witness told police Clifton-Carmack had been over to the boys house and spoke with his father, Mark Creighton.
According to court documents, Creighton told the witness, ‘Hailey and the victim have been in a sexual relationship and have used students as look outs while they had sex during school and that Hailey bad been over to the residence before she left Missouri to go to Texas.’
It is also claimed that Creighton said ‘he would lie for his son if he had to.’
Garden Ridge Police in Comal County, Texas arrested Clifton-Carmack after she left Missouri to visit family around December 23 and had not returned as of January 3.
She is currently in Comal County jail while awaiting extradition to Missouri.
Missouri minor consent laws state that 16-year-olds cannot consent to sex with someone who is more than four years older than them or is 21-years-old.
A student said the teacher often wore inappropriate outfits to school. Clifton-Carmack is pictured in a seductive pose from one of her many social media accounts
The couple appeared to be happy for many years as they went on a number of vacations. They have two young daughters together
Hailey is pictured with her former husband Chance Carmack. The victim told another student he is the reason the couple got divorced
Creighton was arrested in Missouri and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Those charges are punishable by three to ten years in prison.
‘Creighton knew of the sexual relationship between Hailey and the victim as both had told him of their sexual relationship,’ said court documents.
Laquey R-5 School District Superintendent Kent Stoumbaugh said, ‘We have been made aware of criminal charges being filed against an employee for alleged misconduct.’
‘We understand that charges are not the same as a conviction and the employee is to be considered innocent until proven guilty. We must stress, however, that the alleged misconduct is inexcusable and does not meet the professional standards for district employees.’
‘The district took immediate action once we were aware of this situation. An investigation is ongoing. The employee has not been in the district since December 8, 2023, and we do not anticipate her return. We strive to ensure that every individual is treated with respect, kindness and fairness, so that all feel safe, secure and welcomed in our schools.’