Photo: Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
A 26-year-old former substitute teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student at Wellston High School in Oklahoma.
Emma Delaney Hancock, 26, turned herself in after a months-long investigation led by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
The OSBI was tasked with investigating the allegations back in November 2022 because Hancock is married to the chief of the Wellston Police Department and is the daughter of the town's mayor.
Investigators said that the relationship between Hancock and the student started in October when he put his phone number into her phone. While their initial conservations were casual, over a few weeks, they became sexual in nature, with the two exchanging nude photos.
The student told authorities that he met up with Hancock in her classroom during their lunch breaks and would "make out" with her in a closet.
After turning herself in, Hancock was charged with lewd or indecent proposals or acts to a child under 16, soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor with technology, and obscene or indecent writings and pictures.