Nicole Winberry
Nicole Winberry
Nicole J. Winberry is a former Math teacher at Osceola High School (Arkansas). She was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault on her students.
In the Media
She was convicted of performing fellatio on 17 and 18-year-old students and making them film the events. Lewd text messages between Winberry and the students were found, leading to her resignation.
Winberry was a math teacher at Paragould High School before she came to Osceola High School, and she had resigned from that school as well. Superintendent Debbie Smith of Paragould High School refused to comment on why Winberry had resigned from that school in 2013. The arrest took place in January of 2014, when Winberry was 28 years old. She had been married for 10 years and had 5 year old twins.
Charges
Her expected sentencing for the felonies was 6-30 years in prison, a loss of her teaching credentials and up to a $15,000 fine.
In October of 2015, she pled guilty and received 10 years of probation, sex offender registry and a loss of teaching credentials - no jail time.
All of the charges are class A felonies, punishable by six to 30 years in prison and a fine up to $15,000.