Ex-teacher, coach charged with raping teen student at his home

A former Tennessee high school teacher and athletics coach has been charged with raping a 16-year-old student after connecting with the teen on Instagram, police said.

Timothy Williams, a 30-year-old who taught social studies and coached track at Mt. Juliet High School, was arrested Thursday on two counts of aggravated statutory rape after he sexually assaulted the female student at his Nashville home.

An investigation revealed Williams picked the girl up in June at a friend’s house in Mt. Juliet, where she had planned to spend the night. Police said Williams then took her back to his home before returning the girl to her friend’s residence the following morning.

Detectives said the victim’s account was backed up by license plate readers in Mt. Juliet, a town of about 37,000 roughly 20 miles east of Nashville.

It is unclear if he taught the student but police are now concerned that Williams, who taught in the district since 2013, may have victimized others.

Williams, who was suspended by Wilson County Schools when the allegations came to light, later resigned prior to the start of the school year, district officials told WSMV.

“At that time, our schools were not in session due to summer break,” district officials said in a statement to the station. “We have worked very closely with local law enforcement throughout their investigation and will continue to do so moving forward.”

Williams also served as an assistant football coach at the school, the Tennessean reported.

The former educator is also facing misdemeanor drug charges after cops found more than 30 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at his home during a search on July 8, the newspaper reported.

It’s unclear if Williams, who remained jailed Thursday on $50,000 bond, has hired an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

Anyone with information about other possible victims should call Nashville police at (615) 862-7417.

via: https://nypost.com/2020/12/04/ex-teacher-coach-charged-with-raping-teen-student/

Photo Credit: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department