Kent teacher pleads not guilty to sex charge

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, April 5, 2011

SEATTLE — A Kent teacher accused of having sexual contact with a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty Monday at her arraignment in King County Superior Court.

KOMO radio (1000 AM) reports 37-year-old Barbara J. Anderson is free on bail, ordered to have no contact with the teen.

If convicted she faces up to a year in jail.

The boy’s mother told sheriff’s investigators that her son and the teacher exchanged nearly 800 text messages from Jan. 25 to Feb. 21.

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Information from: KOMO-AM, www.komoradio.com/