Rachelle Louise Terry admits to raping 15-year-old – A 43-year-old former school administrator in Georgia this week admitted to raping a 15-year-old student while also hosting a party during which she provided alcohol to minors.
Rachelle Louise Terry, who served as the director of federal programs and enrollment with the Murray County School District, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to statutory rape, sexual exploitation of children, tampering with evidence, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and furnishing alcohol to minors, authorities confirmed to Law&Crime.
Rachelle Louise Terry (Murray County Sheriff’s Office)
Rachelle Louise Terry admits to raping 15-year-old
Superior Court Judge Scott Minter ordered Terry to serve a sentence of three years in a Georgia Department of Corrections facility plus an additional 12 years of probation following her release.
“Additionally, part of negotiated plea included multiple special conditions imposed on sex offense cases which include no contact with children under 18, no alcohol, a curfew, and no internet access or social media use,” the DA’s office wrote in an email to Atlanta ABC affiliate WST-TV.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), authorities began looking into Terry in November 2022 after allegations arose that she gave alcoholic beverages to children during a Halloween party hosted at Terry’s home.
Steve Loughridge, the Murray County superintendent of schools, reached out to the Murray County Sheriff’s Office and reported that the parents of one of the students who attended the Halloween party filed a complaint about the gathering.
Due to a potential conflict of interest, the sheriff’s office reportedly requested that officials with the Conasauga District Attorney’s Office take control of the investigation. The conflict stemmed from the sheriff’s office providing school resource officers to the district.
