Sun, 09 Feb GMT Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1. School Delays. Weather FAQ. KOMO Cams. Hurricane Tracker. Seattle Weather History. Game Center. Chime In. Now Sat Sun Tacoma biology teacher accused of sex with year-old girl. Christopher A. The teacher, identified as Christopher A. McKay, 30, was charged Wednesday in Pierce County Superior Court with four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor that allegedly took place over a period of several months.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the case file, McKay was the student's 10th-grade biology teacher in Beginning in 11th grade, the student enrolled in the Running Start program and began hanging out in McKay's classroom to study during his planning period an hour before the start of the school day. A few months later, around March , the two of them began communicating via text message, and the texts gradually became flirtatious, according to court documents. In mid-April , the student told detectives that she and McKay went for a walk at a local park, then returned to a car where they had sex for the first time, court documents show.
Over the next nine months, they had sex two or three times a month at McKay's apartment or at his girlfriend's house while she was at work, according to court records. On one occasion, McKay's girlfriend returned home while the student was there.
McKay told her that he was providing the student with emotional support because her mother had been diagnosed with cancer. McKay's girlfriend told him not to bring students to her house.
The girl told detectives that McKay eventually tried to end the relationship, telling her it was wrong. The victim then began to cut herself and had suicidal thoughts.
