BELMOND, Iowa -- A teacher at Belmond-Klemme High School has been found not guilty of charges that she had a sexual relationship an 18-year-old male student
A Wright County District Court jury took less than an hour Friday to return its verdict clearing Jodi Barrus, a high school teacher and softball coach. She was charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee.
Barrus' attorney made her accuser's history of making up stories a key part of the defense. In closing arguments, defense attorney Derek Johnson pointed out 50 inconsistencies in the teen's statements to police, friends and testimony in court.
Barrus said she now plans to file multiple civil lawsuits, adding that possible legal targets could include school employees.
So this is what I think happened: The dude came on to her and she of course said no way. He decided to retaliate by making up a story. So the moral of the story is, well there is no moral because she did what she should have except that she might have noted down what he said and told someone, but in the craziness of a school day one more crazy thing can be put on the the back burner and then forgotten. The lawsuit against school employees is interesting because she is probably going to sue the principal and superintendent and the transcripts from those depositions will be really fascinating. I hope personally that she breaks the bank of anyone who was a part of this mess.
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