Fort Wayne police: Students had sex with teacher in his classroom
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On March 16, Fort Wayne Community Schools sent out a letter informing parents that two staffers had been removed from classrooms at Wayne High School due to two separate incidents, according to 24-Hour News 8’s sister station at WANE-TV.
According to court documents filed March 17, one of those staffers was Wayne High School Science teacher Ryen William Wilson. Wilson is accused of having sex with two students and pursuing two others. The 30-year-old is now facing two counts of child seduction.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, student 1 approached her friend, student 2, about having sex with Wilson during the 2013-2014 school year. Student 2 told police she went to his classroom and she and her friend had sex with Wilson. She said this was the only time she had sex with him. She told police about this incident on March 12, 2015.
On March 13, police spoke with student 1 who said she had sex with Wilson five times, including the time with her fellow student.
That same day, police spoke with a third student who said she was good friends with student 1 when the relationship between student 1 and Wilson started. Student 3 said she let student 1 use her phone to text with Wilson until student 1 got her own cell phone.
Student 3 said Wilson continued to text her even after student 1 get her own cell phone, writing things such as “You know you want this.” Student 3 told police that eventually she was receiving so many texts from Wilson that she had to change her phone number. According to court documents, student 3’s boyfriend saw the messages at one point, got jealous and confronted Wilson via text.
Police then spoke with a fourth student who told police she had also received texts from Wilson complimenting her looks. She said it started when she sent him a question about homework via twitter. He responded with his cell phone number and said she should text him with any questions.
In Indiana, a teen 16 or older can consent to engaging in sexual behavior unless it’s with a person in a position of power like a teacher, adoptive parent/grandparent or military recruiter.
