Married Kentucky anatomy teacher, 24, accused of having sex with her 16-year-old student during summer break at state park

A married Kentucky high school teacher has been suspended with pay after allegedly meeting up for sex with one of her students during summer break.

Brandi Whitaker, 24, of Richmond, Kentucky, is accused of rape, sexual abuse and sodomy after supposedly meeting an unidentified male 16-year-old at Fort Boonesborough State Park in June and her home in July.

One parent said that the incident is the third time in the last ten years that a teacher has been accused of having sex with a student at Madison Southern High School.

Brandi Whitaker, 24, of Richmond, Kentucky, has been accused of rape, sexual abuse and sodomy after supposedly having sex with a 16-year-old student

The alleged abuse is said to have occurred this summer, with the first incident happening at Fort Boonesborough State Park in June. The park includes a replica of the fort built there by Daniel Boone

Whitaker, who taught biology and anatomy/physiology reported admitted to having sex on two occasions, according to WKYT.

Madison County Schools said it was cooperating with the investigation.

The age of conset in Kentucky is 16, though rape, sexual abuse and sodomy laws still apply if the alleged victim is under 18 and the person was in a position of authority.

One parent said that the incident was the third time in the last ten years that a teacher had been accused of having a sex with a student at the school

Whitaker began teaching at the school during the 2014-2015 school year, according to her LinkedIn.

All of the charges against Whitaker are Class D felonies, punishable by up to five years in prison each. 

'this is the third time in less than ten years, the third teacher the third student,' the mother of a Madison Southern teenager told Lex18.