A MARRIED teacher and mother of four is accused of sexually assaulting 10 boys after showing them her at-home stripper pole and sex toys and plying them with drugs.
When she was arrested, Brittany Fortinberry from Martinsville, Indiana, reportedly blamed her 150-pound weight loss for the vile actions she allegedly carried out.
Brittany Fortinberry is accused of sexually assaulting up to 10 school children in Indiana[/caption]
The 31-year-old former substitute teacher has been charged with three counts: sexual misconduct with a minor, dissemination of matter harmful to a minor, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
According to court documents obtained by WRTV, she allegedly assaulted at least one school child in August 2024 at Eminence High School but the true figure could be as many as 10.
The mother of four sons was reported to cops by the grandmother of a 16-year-old boy who claimed that when he was 15, Fortinberry assaulted him.
When the teenager was questioned by investigators, he allegedly told them that up to 10 other students may also be victims.
The child’s grandmother told police that Fortinberry had sent him graphic images and messages and plied him with drugs during a trip with the teacher.
Fortinberry allegedly told the boy she would kill herself if he spoke to anyone about the abuse.
It is bizarre; you come to school, see a teacher, and you are supposed to be able to trust them.
Alleged victim
When a detective spoke to the minor, he claimed that the teacher had added him on Snapchat and repeatedly molested him.
She allegedly had showers with the boy and took him on a trip to French Lick, a town in southern Indiana.
He claimed that he was not the only victim, telling investigators that there were between five and ten others.
“[The boy] said that some of the victims are considering talking about what happened and there’s others that don’t want to talk about it,” the court documents state.
The 16-year-old boy told detectives “it was child molestation and he’s there because he doesn’t want her to molest more kids.”
He allegedly said “it was no different than a 30-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl.”
She is also accused of sending twisted messages to two other students at the high school in August including explicit Snapchat videos of her stripper pole and sex toys.
Cops discovered the pole and toys during a search of her home.
She told the boys that she “dreamed” of having sex with them, it is claimed.
One of the alleged victims told police: “It is bizarre; you come to school, see a teacher, and you are supposed to be able to trust them.”
FOX59 reports that after her arrest, she said that if she hadn’t lost weight, she wouldn’t have ran into trouble.
She was suspended by the Eminence Community School Corporation after the initial allegations were made.
A statement read: “The employee was immediately suspended the night of August 22, 2024, pending investigation into the reported misconduct.”
She later handed in her resignation which was confirmed in a follow up statement.
It read: “On or before 9:45 am the following morning, on August 23, 2024, a resignation notice was received from Ms. Fortinberry and her employment with the Eminence Community Schools immediately ended.
“The welfare and safety of our students is the top priority of the Eminence Community Schools.
“As such, the School Corporation has been and will continue to fully cooperate with law enforcement and the Morgan County Prosecutor’s Office in this matter.”
Fortinberry had been hired as a substitute teacher for Martinsville Schools on October 24, 2023.
She is being held without bond and a hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
The ex-teacher is being held without bond[/caption]
