A twisted teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a homeless student, who once viewed her as a mother figure, after she moved him into her Florida home and pumped him full of alcohol, police said.
Mackenzie McLean, 49, who taught at Crooms Academy in Sanford, repeatedly molested her student, 18, including “five to ten times” over a two-month period after he moved in with her in March 2024, according to court documents obtained by People. McLean was arrested on Tuesday.
Shortly after shacking up with the teen, the sicko educator plied him with 12 shots of gin while he played video games with her daughter, the arrest affidavit said.
Once he was “severely intoxicated,” McLean told her kid to leave the room before assaulting the teen who had been kicked out of his home.
The student, who lived with the perverted teacher for nine months, told police he regularly pushed McLean off him while telling her it “was wrong,” court papers alleged.
Two months before graduating, the pair allegedly slept in the same bed and drove to school together.
The teen — who initially viewed McLean as a mother figure — told police he “felt compelled” to endure the abuse or he would “no longer have a place to live or food to eat,” police records show, according to the outlet.
A female student,16, also accused the disgraced teacher of giving her and other students illegal substances, including alcohol, marijuana gummies and Adderall, and allegedly flew into a rage – screaming and slashing herself with a knife – when the boy moved out in December 2024, cops said.
McLean, who had worked for Seminole County Public Schools for nearly 25 years, was placed on administrative leave following her arrest, FOX 35 reported. She had taught history, government and economics.
“Any allegations of misconduct by our staff will be taken seriously and handled quickly,” the school district said in a statement to the outlet.
“The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority, and any type of behavior that jeopardizes that safety will not be tolerated in Seminole County Public Schools.”
McLean was charged with two counts of sexual offense by an authority figure and one count of distribution of a controlled substance, jail records show.
She is being held on a $35,000 bond and is due back in court on March 31.