A married female teacher in Illinois has admitted that she took an 11-year-old pupil home for 'play dates' before raping him.
Alley Bardfield, 34, is set to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to predatory criminal assault against a sixth-grade student.
The former Decatur Public Schools substitute teacher admitted the crime after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors over the sole count against her.
Bardfield was thrust into the spotlight in April 2024, when the victim's parents filed a lawsuit saying he visited her home in Mount Zion for 'play dates' the month before.
'The victim's mother reported noticing her son acting differently after a visit to Bardfield's house,' Mount Zion Police said in a statement last year.
