Female trainer, 32, ‘dedicated sick act’ on little one, 10, ‘5 instances a day’
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Benavides is accused of sexually assaulting a child inside the classroom of a private school in Spokane, Washington, with prosecutors alleging she filmed some encounters
Mahayla Benavides, 32, allegedly abused the boy for months(Image: KXLY-TV)
A special education teacher has been accused of raping and molesting her ten-year-old pupil “five times a day”, even recording the sick acts on her phone.
Mahayla Benavides, 32, allegedly abused the boy for months at Stevens Elementary School, Washington. The grim deeds occurred in a “time-out room” in the classroom, even occurring while other pupils were present, the boy told investigators, according to an affidavit obtained by KXLY.
The depraved teacher also allegedly showed the boy sexual videos she recorded of herself whilst saying his name – and she even filmed herself performing sex acts on him in the classroom, according to the shocking affidavit.
The “highly predatory” teacher exploited her position of authority to sexually assault the boy, Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Amanda Fry said at Benavides’ court appearance Friday, according to the Spokesman-Review.
The unidentified child told investigators he was abused almost every day, beginning around break – and “sometimes as much as five times per day.”
The boy said the encounters, which mainly took place in a smaller room adjacent to the main classroom, lasted about five minutes because that was how long their “breaks” lasted.
Benavides told the child not to tell anyone or she would get fired, according to the affidavit.
She also allegedly took sexual videos of herself and showed them to the boy at the school.
In one of the videos, she uses the child’s name whilst talking to the camera and pleasuring herself, according to the affidavit.
Police wrote in the affidavit that they also found videos of Benavides appearing to perform a sexual act with the child in the classroom.
The headteacher of the school contacted police last month after one of the student’s family members reported the alleged abuse, according to the Spokane Police Department.
Benavides was removed from teaching once the district learned of the allegations, school district officials said. She was apprehended on Thursday, March 12, and charged with first-degree child rape and first-degree molestation.
She was apprehended by authorities on Thursday, March 12, and charged with first-degree child rape and first-degree molestation.
Prosecutors have revealed they are also worried about witness tampering because Benavides attempted to get in touch with the victim while she knew she was under investigation.
A judge set her bond at $750,000 (£531,000) on Friday.
“Parents entrust schools with their children every day. That trust exists because families believe their children will be safe in the care of the adults responsible for them. Every child deserves that safety,” Sweetser Law Office, which is representing the child’s family, said in a statement.
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