High school employee assaults her husband after he allegedly caught her having sex with 18-year-old student on Valentine’s Day

A high school employee in Indiana, United States, was arrested after allegedly engaging in s3xual misconduct with a 18-year-old student.

According to a statement issued by the Union City Police Department on Sunday, February 15, 2026, Alicia Hughes, a secretary for the Randolph Eastern School Corporation, was taken into custody following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with a minor.

The incident began when law enforcement received a report of an alleged battery on Saturday, February 14. 

While investigating the claims, responding officers were told that Hughes’ husband had caught her with an 18-year-old student who attended Randolph Eastern School Corporation and confronted them.

It is alleged that the suspect was battered during the altercation. 

That incident is also being investigated by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department.

Investigators said they later uncovered evidence that Hughes had also engaged in a s3xual relationship with another student who was 17 years old, and determined that the suspect had s3xually abused the student on at least five occasions.

Hughes was arrested and charged with the following, according to police.

The charges were filed in connection with the alleged s3xual abuse of the minor student.

Hughes was taken to the Randolph County Jail, and she is being held on a $25,000 cash-only bond.

The Randolph Eastern School Corporation is cooperating with the investigation, police said. 

Those with additional information were encouraged to reach out to the Union City Police Department.