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Hey everyone, and welcome back to Exposed Scandalous Files of
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the Elite. I am your host, Jim Chapman, and today
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we are back with another bad teacher. Of all of
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these bad teachers I have covered so far, this one,
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this one is on a different level, really shocking story
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I'm going to tell you today, and I am taking
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you to the state of Tennessee and specifically Covington, Tennessee,
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which is about forty miles from Memphis, and I'm going
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to discuss the exploits of Elisa mccommon. So Alisa was
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born and raised in Covington, Tennessee. She has two siblings,
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a brother and a sister. Alissa was thirty eight years
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old and had two daughters of thirteen year old and
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a ten year old when she was arrested for the
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allegations I'm about to tell you about took place. Mccommon
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pursued a career in education and worked as a teacher
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at Crestview Elementary School before moving to Charger Academy, where
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she taught fourth grade English Language, Arts and social studies.
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Now I've looked everywhere to find out exactly how long
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she had been teaching, and there's just nothing on that
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that I could find, So assuming that she started in
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her mid twenties, it's safe to assume she taught for
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at least a decade. Those who were friends with Alyssa,
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they said she had a friendly demeanor and was very
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trusted in the community, but behind the scenes, what was
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going on was a completely different story. Celeska back to
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August twenty fourth of twenty twenty three and the Tennessee
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Department of Children's Services they contact police regarding a sexual
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misconduct complaint between mccommon and a former student that took
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place in twenty twenty one when the victim was twelve
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years old, so at the time of the report to
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the police, the victim was fourteen. The police contacted the
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student and his parents and they agreed to meet with
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police on that same day, August twenty fourth of twenty
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twenty three. Now, the boy told detectives he spent the
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night at mccommon's house when he was twelve years old
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and in the seventh grade, and at some point that night,
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the boy said mcommon woke him up and sexually assaulted
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him by giving him oral sex. So at this point
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the investigation starts and it's a little hazy as to
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why or if the police went to Alessa right away,
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or if they wanted to get more evidence first, or
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if she just refused to talk to them initially. But
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the school superintendent, they definitely made him aware. And it's
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important to note that she had just started that year
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with Charger Academy, so I'm sure this guy is like,
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who in the hell did we hire? Prior to that,
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she was at Cresview Elementary, as I told you, and
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she also coached softball at Cressview Middle School, which was
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in the same town. So on that same day, he
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meets with miss mccommon and he is quoted as saying,
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I am hearing from a mother about pictures that you
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have sent to boys and allegations about you having sex
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with boys, to which Mcommon responds, I'm a little freaked out.
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I know I've sent some snaps like in a bathing
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suit or low tank top. I deleted everything. I don't
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care if my finest checked. Mcommon went on to say
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that she taught the boys quote unquote, and when the
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superintendent asked again about the pictures and some of the
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sexual stuff that took place at what was known as
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Glenn Springs Lake and y'all that's a lake in the area.
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She responded, there's no case. This is just people talking.
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So the superintendent he suspends her pending the outcome of
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the investigation, and she leaves. Now Here's where it gets
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really disturbing. During their investigation, police discovered not only is
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there one allegation from that then twelve year old who
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is now fourteen, but many, many more kids come forward
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saying that Mcommon befriended them and began playing video games
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with them online. The investigation revealed that Mcommon reportedly communicated
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with the boys through cel phoned social media apps and
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allegedly sent new photographs and then requested sexual relations with
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the victims. So on September eighth, the police release the
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following press release. The Covington Police Department in Tipton County
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Sheriff's Office or jointly investigating allegations of sexual misconduct involving
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a local teacher in multiple juveniles. On twenty four August
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twenty twenty three, the Covington Police Department Criminal Division received
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information from a referral file from the Tennessee Department of
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Children's Services regarding allegations of sexual misconduct that had been
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reported involving a teacher and a former student. CPD detectives
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began the investigation and confirmed the teacher had been suspended
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without pay from her position at Tipton County Schools due
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to the allegations. The teacher was identified as Elyssa mccommon,
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thirty eight of Covington, Tennessee. Multiple juvenile victims have come
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forth stating they were befriended by their former teacher mccommon,
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who began playing video games with them and then further
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engaged with them through mobile phone social media apps, which
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led to her allegedly sending inappropriate photographs and requesting sexual
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relations with the victims. Mccommon admitted to communicating inappropriately with
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former students. There have been no evidence that any of
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the alleged activities occurred on any school campus. The Tipton
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County Sheriff's Office detectives began working jointly with CPD detectives
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after receiving information regarding a victim or victims who were
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exposed to similar circumstances within the county's jurisdiction outside of
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Covington city limits. The investigation is continuing in nature. As
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the evidence further develops, further specific outs allegations are omitted
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due to the involvement of miners as victims. Today, Elissa
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mccommon was arrested in charged with rape of the child.
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Mccommon was transported to the Tipton County Jail and a
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twenty five thousand dollars bond has been set in the case.
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Detectives with both the Tipton County Sheriff's Office and Covington
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Police Department continue to interview witnesses and identifying victims in
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the case. Detectives have met with the DA's office about
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the ongoing jurisdictional investigation and additional charges are expected. Covington
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Police Department detectives continue to investigate this terrible exploitation and
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abuse of these young boys. We expect to also develop
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the investigation to determine accountability of other adults in the case,
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including those who were aware of the abuse and those
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who allowed or provided locations for such illegal acts to occur.
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We will prosecute this case to the fullest and will
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continue to support the victims and their families during all
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aspects of the investigation. If anyone has any information or
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if you are concerned that your child may have been victimized,
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please contact the Covington Police Department and the statement ends.
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So that comes out and there's total shock from the community.
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Imagine if your kid went to school at that school
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and was taught by mcommon. One parent told Fox thirteen
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Memphis that when her son got home from school, she
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asked him if his teacher had been in school lately.
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She said her son told her that there was a
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substitute teacher because the school said the teacher was homesick,
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and went on to say, I do hope they take
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matters seriously because of any other situations. If it were
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a man doing it the opposite way, y'all would take
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it more seriously. Even if she did do it or
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didn't do it, it needs to be looked at and
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not swept under the rug. And y'all, if you've learned
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anything from this Bad Teacher series, it's that you know
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that that parent is speaking the unfiltered truth with that statement.
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And keep in mind some of the teens and preteens
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that were reporting on the commons did not even go
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to the same school. She was meeting them through online gaming.
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It's also important to note that the charge of rape
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of a child under Tennessee law, and I quote, the
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charge of rape of a child is defined under Tennessee
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law as the unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by
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the defendant or the defendant by a victim if the
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victim is more than eight years of age but less
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than thirteen years of age. So obviously, in this instance,
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that definitely qualifies for that charge. Now you might be wondering,
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if all these other kids are coming out, why just
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the one charge well to put but it's simply they're
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still gathering solid proof by this point. But the one
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charge alone is enough for an arrest. And initially they
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probably were thinking the same way I was at that
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point with that series of a charge. I mean, if
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you're curious the punishment if you're convicted of that charge,
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life in prison, Tennessee, don't play. So, if you were
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paying attention when I read that press release, you heard
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the bond was set at a mere twenty five thousand dollars.
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Now in Tennessee, to make your bond, you have to
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come up with ten percent, which means a lessamer common
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had to pay twenty five hundred dollars to get out
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of jail. That is unheard of on a charge that
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could result in a life sentence. So why such a
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low bond? Who knows? In my research, I can't find
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anyone who can answer that question. But Alessa, as you
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would expect, bond's out of jail and a week later,
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on September fourteenth, she resigns from her job as a teacher.
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Now her attorney then releases this statement quote. We believe
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that it's borderline a witch hunt on social media, and
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that's frustrating to us. What we're asking is that the
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public be patient and allow the justice system to do
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its part and not create further persecution on the alleged
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victims or on the family of the defendant. He goes
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on and says, the Covington Police Department released a one
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sided press release which the court of public opinion has
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seized on to convict miss mccommon without having full knowledge
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of the facts or lack thereof uncovered during a proper investigation.
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Miss mccommons maintains her innocence on the charge levy by
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the police department until the facts can be presented. The
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public should reserve judgment and remember that in a free society,
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we must rely on the criminal justice system to do
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it's part. Then the what the fuck part of this
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story happens. On September twenty eighth of twenty twenty three,
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mcommon is arrested again, this time for harassing and stalking
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a teenage victim. And y'all, I have the picture of
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that arrest and her husband, and I'll upload that to
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the Patreon page. But you can see him at the
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door when she's actually getting handcuffed. In the look on
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his face, I mean, it's really hard to describe, but
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you'll see what I mean when I put it up
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on the Patreon. It's just a clueless look. Say. She
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is transported back to the Tipton County Jail and she
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was charged with coercion of a witness, aggravated stalking, tampering
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with evidence, and harassment. And this time she gets held
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without bond until her court appearance. Then the information on
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what led to the second arrest comes out. Get ready
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for this. On September twenty sixth, twenty twenty three, just
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two days prior to that second arrest, the police Department
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learned miss mccommon was using a new phone number. Later,
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determined to be a burner phone to contact a victim.
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She reportedly texted the victim a previously established code word
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to confirm that they were alone, which she used to
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do before sending new photos through Snapchat, and sent multiple
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text messages to the victim to indicate they would regret
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doing this, meaning going to authorities. The boy's mother apparently
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alerted police when she learned mccommon had been contacting her
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son via those text messages four separate times after her release.
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When officers rearrested mccommon, the affidavit said that she did
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not have a phone anymore and that it was broke
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into pieces. She is accused of buying a new phone
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at Walmart to contact that victim. So mccommon is now
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charged with all those charges of just Reggie. This particular
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victim is not the victim that she sexually assaulted in
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twenty twenty one, totally different victim. It's also worth noting
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that Judge William Peeler recused himself from hearing the matter
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because quote, Miss mccommon's husband was a former deputy as
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well as bailiff in his court. Now, I'm not saying
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that had anything to do with the low bell amount.
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But it was definitely the right thing to do to
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recuse yourself. But I found it interesting that that relationship existed.
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So then another bombshell comes out on October third of
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twenty twenty three that lessamer common buckle up, get ready
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for this said she was pregnant with victim number one's baby.
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It seems that on September twenty eighth, the same day
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she was arrested for the second time, police had the
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cell phone of victim number one bugged and she called
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him and they picked up quite the recording. Listen to
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this your kids, Okay, okay, I watch chicken. You won't
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never get from a cash Please don't say anything. Couple
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your song much stressed and so scanty and just forget
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wait or talk okay to say, I mean, this cannot
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possibly get any more Wow. So police, they got some
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pretty solid evidence here, you would think, and remember this
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woman has a family, two kids, a husband, and her
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attorney made some statements regarding the family and what they
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were having to deal with along with this new found
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information that mccommon was pregnant. He was quoted as saying
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mccommon's family is experiencing some ridicule after she was accused
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of raping a minor. She's human and she has a
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family too, and they're victims arguably on both sides of
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this case. Regardless of her guilt or innocence. She's got
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two minor children herself. They've had to pull them out
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of school, and they're experiencing some ridicule. He said that
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he knows mccommon's husband very well after they worked as
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sheriff's deputies together, and added, my perception has always been
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they were good folks, and say, regardless of her guilt
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or innocence, any person in this situation would be under
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extreme mental stress, and I just have to defend her properly.
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I have to know that my client is understanding everything
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and in the right mind about everything. When asked about
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the pregnancy, her attorney said that he did not have
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any evidence to prove that one way or the other.
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So then they asked about the text that were sent