Former elementary school teacher who was 'obsessed' with her 11-year-old student pleads no contest after she sent 2,400 text messages to the girl
- Geraldine Alcorn, 29, was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor corruption of minors charge
- She was ordered to have no contact with the 11-year-old girl or go within 1,000 yards of her house
- Prosecutors said Alcorn encrypted her phone number on victim's math homework and talked about adopting and running away with her
- Alcorn was not believed to have sexual feelings for the girl but allegedly told police of a 'deep love' she has for her
A former Pittsburgh elementary school teacher who police say was obsessed with an 11-year-old female student has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of corruption of minors.
Geraldine Alcorn, 29, of Lawrenceville, entered her plea Wednesday and was sentenced to five years of probation.
Prosecutors say Alcorn, who had taught at Beechwood Elementary School, encrypted her phone number on the victim's math homework, exchanged 2,400 text messages with the girl and even talked about adopting and running away with her before Alcorn resigned in March.
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Sentenced: Geraldine Alcorn, 29, pictured left in her mugshot and right leaving court in April, was sentenced Wednesday to five years' probation on a misdemeanor charge of corruption of minors
Bad teacher: Prosecutors say Alcorn, who had taught at a Pittsburgh elementary school, encrypted her phone number on an 11-year-old student's math homework and exchanged 2,400 text messages with the girl
Court records show Alcorn's sentence included that she have no contact with the child or go within 1,000 yards of her house. She must also undergo a mental health evaluation.
Records show Alcorn's teaching license is valid but is set to expire this year.
In exchange for waiving a preliminary hearing in April on a felony charge of interfering with child custody, Allegheny County prosecutors had agreed to drop two other misdemeanor counts Alcorn faced: luring a child into a vehicle and corruption of minors.
The attempted interference with the custody of a minor charge was later reduced to corruption of minors.
The case came to light in February when the 11 year old's mother, a single parent, complained to school officials after finding out Alcorn had visited the girl at their home while the mother was working.
Deal: In exchange for waiving a preliminary hearing in April on a felony charge of interfering with child custody, Allegheny County prosecutors had agreed to drop two other misdemeanor counts. Alcorn pictured leaving the April hearing
Motive: Alcorn was not believed to have sexual feelings for the girl but allegedly told police of a 'deep love' she has for her
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The mother then found stickers and letters from Alcorn in the girl's school binder, plus two letters the girl wrote to Alcorn with three headings: 'Things Ms. Alcorn and I can do,' 'what we can do', and 'when we can do it', the criminal complaint said.
The girl told police she and Alcorn kept their relationship secret and, among other things, Alcorn discussed adopting the girl or taking her from her home.
Alcorn had told the girl that 'they would be on the run for a while', if Alcorn followed through on that, police said.
Alcorn was not believed to have sexual feelings for the girl but allegedly told police of a 'deep love' she has for her.
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials learned February 13 that 'a teacher had developed an improper attachment' with a student at Pittsburgh Beechwood, a pre-K-5 school.
Alcorn resigned March 2. Police said she tried to contact the girl on March 13, a Friday, when Alcorn returned to gather her personal belongings.
Ousted: Alcorn resigned from her job in March, but her teaching license is still valid. She is pictured above in Facebook photos
The following Monday, police said, the girl found 'gifts and several letters, some encrypted, in her locker and desk', according to the criminal complaint.
'The letters, written by Alcorn, instructed the 11-year-old female to contact her.'
Alcorn hid her phone number on a math worksheet by telling the girl to dial numbers that had been circled, police said.
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