25-year-old Rikki Lynn Laughlin faces a raft of charges including ‘bombarded teen, 16, with nude pics and begged for sex while husband was away’. Her biography explored.
There are a growing number of teachers who had legal issues, with some jailed, on allegations of sexual misconduct.
In October, Alissa D. McCommon, 38, an elementary teacher at Charger Academy in Covington, was arrested in September by the Covington Police Department for sexually assaulting and causing trauma to a 12-year-old boy.
Also, a former teacher in Iowa was charged with sexually abusing at least three of her students, each aged between 13 and 14. Cassidy Sue Kraus, 24, was accused of sending the children x-rated Snapchats and committing heinous sex acts against them.
Rikki Lyn Laughlin, 25, is the latest woman arrested after reportedly bombarding a teenage student with nude pictures and begging him for sex.
She allegedly struck up a sexual relationship with the boy, 16, after approaching him online.
Here’s what we know about her and what she did.
Who is Rikki Lyn Laughlin?
Rikki Lynn Laughlin (born in February between 1997 and 1998) is a former female high school teacher.
She worked at St. James High School in Missouri.
Per a report, her parents reside in Irondale, Missouri, America and she has four siblings including Josh Wright, CJ Wright, Tiffani Wright, and Melanie Wright.
According to the publication, Rikki spent her childhood in Irondale where she attended West County High.
In 2016 she graduated from high school and joined Mineral Area College where she studied Child Development/Early Childhood Education. She also attended Central Methodist University for further studies, per Celebsweek.
Laughlin married Grant Laughlin, 23, in June 2022 and the pair have a one-year-old daughter.
The teacher posts frequently on her social media accounts – where she has shared snaps of her spending time with her baby and husband, riding horses, posing with rifles, and waving Trump flags.
On TikTok, her handle is @rikkilyn.wright, and was on Instagram on the handle @rikki_grant_laughlin.
The young mother who had a pretty cool life is accused of being involved in disturbing child abuse crime charges, particularly the exploitation of a student.
What did Rikki Lyn Laughlin do?
Rikki Lyn Laughlin has been arrested after reportedly bombarding a teenage student with nude pictures and begging him for sex.
She allegedly struck up a sexual relationship with the boy, 16, after approaching him online.
Laughlin also sent him explicit video and asked him to come to her home and have sex with her while her husband was away. It has been claimed She even kissed him in a classroom.
According to reports the teen, who has not been named, told cops that she first approached him on picture-based social media site Snapchat.
He told them that Laughlin had sent him nude pictures and video where she used a dildo, before asking for images from him in return.
She then reportedly asked him to delete the sexually explicit content out of fear of getting into legal trouble, or of people finding out.
While he did delete some of them, he apparently showed several others to the police.
Cops allegedly found footage on her phone like the student described after he said “things progressed fast”, according to The Riverfront Times.
The boy apparently made excuses not to meet with her “because he did not feel comfortable”.
Laughlin reportedly told the police that the teen made contact first but did not deny the relationship.
She claimed: “I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday.”
The school district Superintendent Tim Webster said: “The District takes these matters seriously and reported allegations to appropriate outside agencies, including law enforcement.
“We have been actively cooperating with these agencies since the initial report.”
She has been suspended from her workplace at St. James High School.
Where is Rikki Lyn Laughlin now?
Laughlin now faces charges of possession of child porn, tampering with a victim, attempted statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, and sexual trafficking of a child.
She has also been accused of tampering with physical evidence and one misdemeanor count of distributing pornographic materials to a minor and could face up to 20 years in prison.
Laughlin’s bail has been set at just over £80,000 as she is set to appear in court in November.