High School Teacher Charged With Indecent Liberties With Student

Nikki Setzer Icard

Nikki Setzer Icard

TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. – A female teacher at Alexander Central High School turned herself in to the Alexander Police Department early Tuesday morning.  She was charged with felony indecent liberties with a student, according to the Police Chief.

Nikki Setzer Icard, 29, a teacher at the high school, developed a relationship with an 18-year-old senior male in one of her classes, said police.  She then sent the senior nude photos of herself.

The senior apparently shared those images, and the Alexander Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous phone call regarding the situation.  The sheriff then contacted the police department, as the alleged felony occurred within Taylorsville city limits, said the Police Chief.

Icard has been suspended with pay by the school district, pending the outcome of the investigation.

Ms. Icard was charged and given a secured bond of $10,000, which she was able to post, according to the reports. She is scheduled to appear in District Court in Taylorsville June 3.

Asked if the student’s age of 18 made a difference, the Police Chief said the important factor was that he was a student.  Had he not been a student, his age would mean that no crime had occurred.

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