Teacher, Students, Sex & Murder for Hire

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By Tiffany Craig Special Assignment Reporter

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Published: Mon, October 22, 2007 - 12:42 pm
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:07 am

Tiffany Craig

Finding a jury in the sex case of a Clarke County teacher is proving to be a challenge. Tuesday starts day two of jury selection for the State versus Sharon Rutherford. She's accused of having sex with two students under the age of 16 and then trying to recruit one of them to kill her husband.

32-year-old Sharon Rutherford is charged with solicitation of murder and two counts of enticing a child for immoral purposes. Rutherford, a teacher at Coffeeville High School, was arrested in April of last year. The investigation began in 2004 when someone sent an unsigned letter to the school accusing Rutherford of sleeping with students. The school investigated and informed police.

But they had little to go on until April 5, 2006 when one of the students told Principal Janice Richardson that he had slept with Rutherford. She was arrested less than two weeks later and has since been put on house arrest.

The school placed Rutherford on administrative leave until the case is completed and the State Board of Education revoked her teaching certificate.

Rutherford's husband also filed for divorce. James Rutherford now lives in East Alabama with their two daughters.

The case has taken the national spotlight so the judge in the case has issued a gag order for everyone involved in the trial.

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Dam i would have never thought Sharon would do such a thing i went to school with her all my life whats this world coming too its very sad she had 2 children but thats ashame, she goes to school to teaches then preys on the innocent children at a school makes ya think about your own children at school theses days

Posted by Angeleyes on 03/07/08 - 5:35 am • Report Abuse

This kind of thing appears to be common across the country.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071020/D8SD2M700.html

Posted by MeAmerican on 10/23/07 - 3:53 pm • Report Abuse

I know Sharon . I went to school with her in Thomasville. Never thought she would be that sick in the head. Has any of the authorities checked her for drugs?

Posted by april on 10/23/07 - 2:38 pm • Report Abuse