Emily Nutley Cincinnati teacher at St. Xavier High indicted on sex crimes after engaging minor student, including sending illicit texts, nude images along with having unlawful sexual relations. Former Catholic teacher faces 15 years if convicted.
A former Cincinnati area ‘Catholic’ school teacher faces 15 years jail for allegedly sending sexual texts, nude images to a former teen student along with having had ‘unlawful’ sexual relations with the victim according to Ohio prosecutors.
Emily Nutley, 42, a former teacher at St. Xavier High School was indicted on six counts of sexual battery, a third-degree felony, for her relationship with a minor, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced in a press release on Monday.
The married mother of three faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on all charges, FOX19 reported.
After hours impropriety
Powers said Nutley was employed at St. Xavier in fall 2023 as a supervisor of a program to assist students struggling academically. The 17-year-old student Nutley had a relationship with had been assigned to the program, Powers said.
Nutley began having contact with the student outside of school hours, including sending sexually explicit text messages and nude photographs of herself, Powers said.
In November 2023, Nutley began a physical relationship with the student that included multiple encounters. Powers said Nutley and the student engaged in sexual activities on St. X’s campus, including after hours in her office at the school, and one additional time off campus.
‘When the victim attempted to stop the encounters, Nutley continued to contact the victim via text messages,’ Powers said in a press release.
Abuse of position of trust, authority and power
The sexual relationship was brought to light due to an internal investigation by St. X administrators. Springfield Township police then investigated the allegations, leading to the charges. The prosecutor’s office does not believe at this time that there are any other victims.
Powers called the sexual abuse ‘absolutely unacceptable’ and ‘reprehensible.’
‘Let me be very clear: this is child sexual abuse,’ Powers said in the release. ‘This child was the victim of an adult predator who should never again have a role that puts her in contact with children. She used this child for her own sexual gratification while taking advantage of the position she held.’
Noted the indictment charging improper sexual relationship with victim student (in part):
In mid-November of 2023, Nutley began a physical relationship with the student that included multiple encounters. Nutley is alleged to have performed or*l sex on the male victim at least one time while on the campus of St. Xavier High School and one additional time while off campus. Nutley is also alleged to have engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim after hours while in her office at the school. When the victim attempted to stop the encounters, Nutley continued to contact the victim via text messages.
In a statement Monday, St. Xavier said it appreciates its faculty, staff and administration’s commitment to ‘the safety, well-being and dignity of every student entrusted to our care.’
‘We believe this case to be an isolated incident. However, if any St. Xavier employee has failed you or someone you know in this regard, we strongly urge you to contact the Springfield Police Department.’
Not immediately clear is what led to the female educator abusing her position of trust, authority and power to subjugate her teen male victim.
