Teacher Charged in Indecent Liberties with a Student Investigation

Published on March 13, 2024

Charlotte, N.C. – (Wednesday, March 13, 2024) – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit have arrested and charged a teacher employed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools with Taking Indecent Liberties with a Student.

On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, detectives with the CMPD’s Sexual Assault Unit were notified by School Resource Officers at Harding University High School of a potential inappropriate relationship between a 17-year-old male student and a teacher. 

Detectives were able to speak voluntarily with the juvenile victim and later interviewed the suspect at the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) in Uptown (601 E. Trade St). At the conclusion of the interview, detectives obtained an arrest warrant against the suspect.

In the morning hours of Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Jasmine Wooten, 25, a teacher at Harding University High School, was arrested and charged without incident.  Ms. Wooten was transferred into the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Taking Indecent Liberties with a Student.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.  As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD’s Public Affairs Office.  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a detective.   The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.  For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20240312-1336-02.

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