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Former Missouri substitute teacher gets 10 years for trading students money, drugs for sex

Carissa Smith pleaded guilty to reduced charges and received a 10-year sentence for exchanging money, marijuana, and alcohol for sex with multiple students, prosecutors said.

  • Carissa Jane Smith, a former Dixon R-1 substitute teacher, received a 10-year sentence in Pulaski County after a plea deal struck on September 17.
  • Prosecutors say Carissa Jane Smith began contacting students on Snapchat, escalating to sexual images and offering money, marijuana and alcohol for sex, leading to in-person meetings.
  • Victims told investigators they received payments including $130, $110 and $100 for sex, one student said encounters happened at least seven times, and affidavits allege Smith smashed a phone and a friend took photos linking her to victims.
  • Under the plea deal, Smith’s 9 felony counts were reduced to one endangering and two sexual-contact charges, with specified consecutive sentences, and Superintendent Travis Bohrer called it `very disturbing and distressing`.
  • Court records say Smith arranged meetings at gravel roads and her home between earlier this year and September 2023, urging victims to contact hotlines like NCMEC and Childhelp for support.
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The Sun broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
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