A married teacher turned herself into police after she was accused of having sex with multiple students at different times since 2006.
Denise Keesee, 38, who was a math and special education teacher at Sherwood High School in Oregon, has been charged with six counts of second-degree child abuse related to two boys.
The alleged sexual encounters took place at the school during school hours, at her home and at the home of the boys.
She was also a soccer coach.
According to Detective Robert Rookhuyzen of the Washington County sheriff’s office, none of the victims came forward willingly and police believe there may be more.
‘Some of the students she worked with were in a program for at-risk youth,’ Rookhuyzen told KGW. ‘These were young people who had come from broken homes, not doing well in school. And she was able to become buddies with them.’
He said Keesee would ‘date’ the students, taking them to movies and the park.
Keesee’s husband Adam is the school’s police liaison officer and police believe this may have deterred some of the victims from coming forward.
Adam Keesee is employed by the Sherwood Police Department and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. He has since been reassigned.
The investigation into the special education teacher started in October 2012 after details about one alleged sexual relationship emerged. She was placed on administrative leave and has since resigned.