A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools teacher has been arrested on an indecent liberties charge involving a student.

Name: Jasmine Wooten
Age: 24
Charge(s): Indecent liberties with a student (Class G)
Charge Type(s): (View Sentencing Chart)
Arrest Date: March 12, 2024
Bond Details: $50,000 unsecured. Bond was unposted and Wooten remains in custody as of the morning of March 14.

Victim /Case Details:
[Via Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department]

Teacher Charged in Indecent Liberties with a Student Investigation

Charlotte, N.C. – (Wednesday, March 13, 2024) – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit have arrested and charged a teacher employed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools with Taking Indecent Liberties with a Student.

On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, detectives with the CMPD’s Sexual Assault Unit were notified by School Resource Officers at Harding University High School of a potential inappropriate relationship between a 17-year-old male student and a teacher.

Detectives were able to speak voluntarily with the juvenile victim and later interviewed the suspect at the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) in Uptown (601 E. Trade St). At the conclusion of the interview, detectives obtained an arrest warrant against the suspect.

In the morning hours of Wednesday, March 13, 2024, Jasmine Wooten, 25, a teacher at Harding University High School, was arrested and charged without incident.  Ms. Wooten was transferred into the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Taking Indecent Liberties with a Student.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.  As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD’s Public Affairs Office.  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a detective.   The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.  For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20240312-1336-02.

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools
Current Role: Harding University High School Social Studies teacher
History: Unknown
Employment status: Suspended with pay.

Statement from District: No official statement issued.

NC Teacher License Information:

License Number: 1270322
Name: Wooten, Jasmine D
License Type: Educator
License Status: Current
Expiration Date: 06/30/2024
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
License Area(s): Social Studies 9-12

UPDATES: 
License has been summarily suspended.