SNOHOMISH — A woman who once worked as a teacher in the Snohomish School District is accused of engaging in sex acts with a boy when he was as young as 13, according to prosecutors.
The woman was acquainted with the boy’s family outside of school. None of the alleged conduct took place on campus.
Kelsey L. Peters, 25, of Lynnwood, is facing trial for third-degree child molestation.
Snohomish County prosecutors filed criminal charges Aug. 31. Peters was arraigned that afternoon and released pending additional hearings. A judge ordered her to stay away from her accuser and to avoid any unsupervised contact with minors.
Peters worked as a substitute in Snohomish schools starting in November 2014, district spokeswoman Kristin Foley said. She worked as a third-grade teacher for the 2016-2017 school year.
Peters was moved to kindergarten classes for the 2017-2018 school year, but the district placed her on administrative leave before school started. She never returned to work, and her contract wasn’t renewed that December.
Court papers say Peters was at Dutch Hill Elementary in September 2017, when the boy’s parents filed a police report.
The papers describe three sexual encounters between the woman and the boy. Two were in Snohomish, and one was out of state. The final incident allegedly took place in late 2016.
The detective calculated the boy’s age at 13 to 15 during the times in question. She is nearly a decade his senior.
Noah Haglund: 425-339-3465; nhaglund@herald net.com. Twitter: @NWhaglund.
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