Douglas County Middle School Teacher Arrested After Alleged Sexual Assualt

By: Brooke Williams | KDVR FOX31

DENVER (KDVR) — A teacher at Ranch View Middle School in Highlands Ranch was arrested on suspicion of multiple charges, including sexual assault on a child, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Detectives with the agency’s Special Victims Unit arrested Teresa Whalin, 28, of Centennial, on Nov. 10 on the following charges:

• Sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, pattern of abuse
• Internet exploitation of a child
• Stalking

Whalin was the gym teacher and was placed on administrative leave. The sheriff’s office said she has been employed by the Douglas County School District since July 2021.

Affidavit: Relationship went on for over a year

According to the arrest affidavit obtained by FOX31 on Wednesday, after it was filed in Colorado’s 23rd Judicial District on Monday, Whalin admitted to having a sexual relationship with the victim, spanning over a year.

The affidavit said the victim was reportedly struggling with mental health and self-harm and was looking for support when the victim began spending time with Whalin, who did not report the victim’s wounds from self-harm.

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