Iredell teacher charged with indecent liberties with a student

IREDELL COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - A teacher at South Iredell High School was charged after having a sexual relationship with a student, according to the Iredell Sheriff's Office.

The investigation began when an Iredell County deputy saw a suspicious vehicle parked in an undeveloped residential area. The deputy said a woman, later identified as 37-year-old Julianna Ortiz Mills, was standing next to the vehicle and a younger male was sitting inside.

After both were questioned at the Sheriff's Office, Mills was arrested and charged with one count of sexual activity with a student by a teacher and one felony count of taking indecent liberties with a student by a teacher.

Mills is an English teacher at South Iredell High. According to officials, the alleged crimes took place at locations in Iredell County, but not on school property.

Deputies say the student is over the age of 16, but according to North Carolina law it is a felony for a teacher to have a sexual relationship with a student at the same school.

Mills was placed under a $10,000 secured bond.

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