A fourth-grade teacher from Tennessee is pregnant and claims the father is one of her former students. The alleged father is only 12 years old. Alissa McCommon, 38, allegedly raped the boy and had inappropriate contact with other minors while playing video games with them online. The mother of two was first arrested at her home on September 8 in Covington.
Covington detectives began their investigation into McCommon in August after receiving a tip from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, People reported. After her initial arrest, she was released on a conditional bond barring her from communicating with the alleged victim or any other minors aside from her children, according to police. She reportedly did not obey the order and was arrested again September 28.
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The teacher allegedly had a code word with her victim.
Covington police released a Facebook statement outlining McCommon’s most recent arrest. After being released on bond the first time, she allegedly contacted the victim on September 26 from an unknown phone number, according to the CPD Criminal Investigation Division, apparently violating her conditional bond. She reportedly sent a message using a code word. According to investigators, that code word was known to the victim.
“The evidence indicates McCommon texted a victim, using a specific code word known to the juvenile as a code word McCommon would previously utilize to confirm that the juvenile was alone, often before sending nude photographs on SnapChat,” the release explained.
Her demeanor was reportedly different during her September 26 communication.
Police reported McCommon allegedly tried to intimidate the victim with multiple text messages. She reportedly said he would “regret doing this.” The release on Facebook noted the former teacher admitted to a previous sexual encounter in a text using the same phone number.
As Covington Police Chief Donna Turner stated, “the actions of McCommon are not only appalling, but CPD is also concerned about this apparent violation of her bond conditions. Due to the nature of the communications, we are concerned others may have been contacted.”
She was taken to jail and held without bond.
Turner said it was the goal of her department to ensure McCommon would not be released on bond. She planned to work with the District Attorney’s Office to bring additional charges against the mother of two. McCommon was taken to Tipton County Jail and charged with “coercion of a witness, aggravated stalking, tampering with evidence, and harassment,” according to the police department's release on Facebook.
A phone call shocked the court.
The court played a phone call from McCommon to her victim, and she implied she was pregnant with his baby, Action 5 News reported. She reportedly said she would “raise this baby and love this baby, and I’ll do it by myself.”
The conversation allegedly continued with McCommon pleading with the victim to stay silent. “I will never text you again," she said during the call. “You will never hear from me again. Just please don’t say anything. I’m under so much stress, and I’m so scared all the time.”
She reportedly added, “I tried to tell you. When it comes out looking like you, we don’t have to talk anymore. Just please, God, tell me you’re not going to say anything. I’ll never speak to you again.”
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Her attorney said there is limited proof his client was the woman on the call.
During her court appearance, attorney Jere Mason explained that no one was around to hear the call and wondered how anyone could definitively say it was his client, “You have to go off … what is the actual proof? There was no witness that was presented as a victim or anyone like that to testify this was her,” Mason said, per Action 5 News.
He added that he understood everyone in the case was having a hard time and asked for a mental evaluation for McCommon.
“Obviously, this is going to be a trying issue for victims, and everybody involved, families,” Mason said. “It’s also a trying issue for the defendant. She’s under a lot of pressure. A lot of stress.”
Her next court appearance is scheduled for November 27.
