Caitlin Rose Crum, 26, of Jacksonville was booked into the Nassau County Jail on charges of producing child porn and sexual assault.
According to the arrest report, the investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct began back in November of 2021.
The name of the person who filed the complaint was redacted from the report, but that person told a detective that a female child confessed to having a sexual relationship with Crum, who was the child’s teacher at Calvary Christian Academy in Middleburg.
Three days after the criminal investigation began, the child was interviewed by a member of the First Coast Child Protection Team. The report states that during the interview, the child revealed meeting Crum when Crum would deliver pizzas to the school on Fridays. The child told investigators that Crum eventually became a substitute teacher at the school then a full-time English teacher who eventually became the child’s direct English teacher when their relationship began.
According to the report, on multiple occasions, Crum would travel to meet the student at a relative’s home in Nassau County. The report states the child told investigators that she and her teacher had multiple sexual encounters during those visits. The child also told investigators that during one of those encounters, Crum used the child’s cell phone to record an explicit video that according to the arrest report, detectives later located and used as evidence to criminally charge Crum.
Wednesday, Crum was interviewed by detectives at the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office where according to the report, she said she was the child’s ninth grade English teacher from January to May of last year. The report also states a detective showed Crum the video she is accused of recording. The rest of the report was redacted but went on to state that Crum was arrested and booked on charges involving sexual misconduct involving a minor.
Church pastor and school administrator Ken Pledger said he and his staff took action after learning of the allegations.
“Immediately, we dismissed the teacher,” Pledger said.
Pledger said Crum passed a background check before she was hired. He says in the future, his staff will take extra precautions.
A judge Thursday morning set Crum’s bond at $125,000.