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Cops: W.Va. teacher texted explicit photos to teen

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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) -

A former Wheeling Middle School teacher is accused of sending sexually explicit photos of herself to a student.

Media outlets say 34-year-old Jennifer Bauer Bennett was arrested Tuesday on a charge of using a minor to produce obscene matter. She's free on $10,000 bond until a preliminary hearing June 7.

She's accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student from August 2009 until February 2012. A State Police affidavit says the boy was 15 when it began.

Bennett resigned in February when the allegations surfaced. A phone listing in her name is disconnected, and it's unclear whether she has an attorney.

State Police say the boy got about 20 photos from Bennett and sent her an equal number.

His mother discovered they were communicating and gave police the phone.

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