Teacher Who Got Pregnant After Raping Boy, 12, Gets 25 Years in Prison: 'Burn in Hell'

Mar. 15, 2025

Alissa McCommon in court.

A former Tennessee teacher who got pregnant after raping a 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with no parole.

McCommon’s trial was supposed to start in January 2025 before her guilty plea.

She was also sentenced to community supervision for life on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry as a violent sex offender and was ordered to have her teaching license revoked.

Police arrest Alissa McCommon in Sept. 2023.Covington Police Department Facebook

Covington Police Department Facebook

Prosecutors believe the former English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher at Charger Academy in Covington had as many as 21 victims between the ages of 12 and 17, investigators said,Fox 13 Memphisreports.

Some of the alleged victims were her students. She met one minor at a party and one while playing Fortnite, Assistant District Attorney Joni Reagan said during the trial, WMS reports.

One mother grew emotional in court, saying, “I loved you like family, opened my doors to you,” WREG reports. “You used our friendship to hurt me and the people I love in this world, took innocence from my son before puberty, took what was supposed to be a great experience and tainted it . Your mind is sick and twisted for looking at a child and being turned on.

“The innocent child will be loved and raised without your influence,” the mother continued. “There’s no amount of time they can give you that will equal what God will give you. You will burn in hell.”

As PEOPLE reported previously, Covington police began investigating McCommons in August 2023 when they received information from the Tennessee Department of Children Services about possible sexual misconduct involving a teacher and a former student, police said in an earlier statement.

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The statement added McCommon told one victim he would “regret” going to the authorities, police said in a statement.

In other texts with the 12-year-old boy who impregnated her, she threatened to kill herself if he ended their relationship, police said, WREG reports.

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source: people.com