The Arkansas teacher who was once surprised on “Good Morning America” by her adoring students has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for having sex with a 17-year-old student up to 30 times. Its reported that some of the incidents occurred during a class trip to Washington, DC.
Heather Hare, a 33-year-old married mother, was sentenced last week to serve 13 years in a federal sexual assault case, along with 20 years to be served concurrently in a Saline County Circuit Court sexual assault case, as reported by KATV.
Hare taught home economics at Bryant High School. She met the victim during his senior year and gave him her phone number, on social media via Instagram, and Snapchat.
The victim, identified only as “J.R.,” told the police that he met Hare on the first day of his senior year at Bryant High School in the fall of 2021. Assistant US Attorney John Ray White mentioned this during Hare’s sentencing hearing.
“Hare began one-on-one counseling sessions with the minor victim, eventually giving him her personal phone number and primarily communicating with him through Instagram and Snapchat,” the prosecutor’s office said.
The beloved teacher gained notoriety in 2020 when her students surprised her on “Good Morning America” to bid farewell after her class was canceled during the pandemic.
