A Catholic school teacher from Delaware has been charged with sending sexually explicit photos to a 14-year-old former student, according to police.
Alanis Pinion, a 24-year-old 8th-grade teacher at St. Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington, was arrested Thursday by the New Castle County Police.
Detectives discovered that Pinion frequently communicated with her students over Snapchat — and sent sexually explicit photos to one of them.
Alanis Pinion, 24, was arrested on Thursday in Delaware and charged with two felonies. New Castle County police
Pinion was an 8th grade teacher at St. Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington. Google MapsPolice informed the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, which runs the school and fully cooperated with the investigation.
Pinion is charged with one felony count of sexual solicitation of a child under 18, one felony count of endangering the welfare of a child and one misdemeanor count of indecent exposure first-degree.
She was arraigned and housed at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution after failing to pay $46,000 cash bail.
Rev. James T. Kirk, of the Saint Mary Magdalen Parish, told The Post that Pinion was a part-time employee who successfully completed a background check before she was hired.
Her one-year contract expired on June 30.
