Teacher, 26, charged with sexually abusing 15-year-old boy she met at church

A teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy she met at church.

Reagan Gray, 26, was nabbed earlier this month after it emerged she had allegedly been assaulting the boy since 2020 when she was working as a volunteer at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock.

She is accused of bombarding the teen with nude photos even after an earlier investigation.

The boy’s parents discovered a slew of text messages on their son’s phone at the time and reported Gray to a senior pastor at the church, according to court papers.

Gray, who also worked as a teacher at Little Rock Christian Academy, was briefly removed from her volunteer position while undergoing counseling after allegedly telling church leaders the relationship wasn’t “physical.” 

Then authorities got involved this February when it emerged that Gray had still been exchanging messages with the teen via Snapchat, the court documents charge. 

During interviews with federal agents, the boy allegedly said Gray had given him oral sex but they didn’t have intercourse so he could “stay pure,” according to the documents.

The alleged abuse, which occurred nearly a dozen times, took place in Gray’s car or apartment, the victim alleged.

In a subsequent interview with the FBI, a church leader admitted Gray had confessed last year during a counseling session that the relationship was sexual.

 It wasn’t immediately clear if the church leader or the victim’s parents alerted investigators to the alleged abuse. 

The church leader resigned from his position earlier this month over the handling of the allegations.

Meanwhile, Gray — who now works at Sylvan Hills Middle School — was placed on administration leave in February amid the probe. 

She was slapped with a sexual assault charge after an arrest warrant was issued. 

She was later freed on a $20,000 bond.

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