A recently fired Pitt County Public Schools teacher has been arrested on multiple sex crimes, including statutory rape, of a 14-year-old student.

HEYDI MONROY

Name: Heydi Johna Monroy Barrios
Age: 37
Charge(s): Statutory Rape of a Child (Class B1), Sexual Activity with a Student (Class G), and Indecent Liberties with a Student (Class G)
Charge Type(s): (View Sentencing Chart)
Arrest Date: 6-11-24
Bond Details: Held without bond.

Victim /Case Details: 

[Via Pitt County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook]

On June 7, 2024, a school resource officer with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into possible improper activities between a teacher at Wellcome Middle School and a 14-year-old student. Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit joined the investigation.
On June 11, 2024, the evidence collected was presented to a Magistrate and warrants were issued for the arrest of 37-year-old Wellcome Middle School teacher Heydi Monroy of Greenville.
The charges include 3 felonies; Statutory Rape of a Child, Sexual Activity with a Student, and Indecent Liberties with a Student. Monroy was arrested near her home on June 11, 2024 and was booked into the Pitt County Detention Center, where she is being held without bond.
Monroy is scheduled for a first appearance on June 12, 2024. No further information is available for release at this time, as this is an on-going investigation.

District: Pitt County Public Schools
Current Role: Spanish teacher, Wellcome Middle School
History: Hired in August 2022
Employment status: Suspended with pay on 6-11-24. District says she is now “no longer employed,” having apparently fired her on 6-12-14.

Statement from District: No official public statement issued.

NC Teacher License Information: 

License Number: 1273856
Name: Monroy Barrios, Heydi Johna
License Type: Educator
License Status: Current
Expiration Date: 06/25/2025
Effective Date: 07/18/2022
License Area(s): Spanish K-12, English as a Second Language K-12