School spirit club mom ‘had sex with at least NINE students as young as 14’ – as cops warn there are ‘more victims’

A SCHOOL spirit club mom allegedly had sex with at least nine students as young as 14 and police warn that there could be more victims.

Melissa Blair is accused of having sexual encounters between spring 2020 and late 2021 with pupils who went to a school in McMinn County, Tennessee.

McMinn Co Sheriff’s OfficeSchool spirit mom Melissa Blair allegedly had sex with at least nine students as young as 14[/caption]

McMinn Co Sheriff’s OfficeCops said Blair spoke to the teens on social media[/caption]

The 38-year-old, of Englewood, was not an employee at the school. She was a parent involved in the running of booster clubs.

Cops say that Blair spoke to the teens on social media and “traded items for sexual encounters”, KIRO7 reported.

McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said seven of the nine alleged victims are youngsters, while two were victimized as juveniles but have since turned 18.

He suspects that there may be more victims as he urged them or family members to call the police.

Cops learned about the allegations after receiving a referral from the Tennessee Department of Children Services.

Last December, officers executed a search warrant on her home and the school district banned Blair.

She is charged with solicitation of a minor, 18 counts of statutory rape, aggravated statutory rape, four counts of human trafficking by patronizing prostitution, and forfeiture of personal property, police say.

District attorney Steve Crump said cops want to “make the fullest amount of justice possible”.

He added: “In a case like this, it truly is about those who were victimized.

“It’s not about a headline, it’s not about a trial. It’s about trying to make as much as possible, our victims whole.”

Englewood, a town of around 1,500 people, has been rocked as the allegations surfaced.

Evelyn Dean, who just lives outside the town, told NewsChannelNine: “It was just shocking to hear about something like that going on.”

And, resident Christie Teague told the outlet that her heart “hurts” for families affected.

Blair was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after turning herself in, the Daily Post Athenian reported.

She is set to make her first court appearance on February 28.