An athletic trainer has been arrested after allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Christina G. Payton, 27, turned herself in to police Wednesday almost two months after cops received a report of an athletic trainer, who was employed with the Indian Creek High School, Illinois, allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received the report on June 10, but it was determined that the Lee County Sheriff’s Office had jurisdiction and an investigation was launched.
On August 5, Payton turned herself in.
She turned herself in on four felony counts of official misconduct, four felony counts of distribution of harmful material to a minor, and four misdemeanor counts of distribution of harmful material to a minor, according to police.
Payton, of Creston, was released pursuant to the Illinois SAFE-T Act — a 2021 criminal justice reform law that means defendants no longer have to pay money to be released from jail while awaiting trial.
She was given a court date of August 27 at 9 a.m.
“All charges are merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty,” police added in an online statement.
Payton and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return The Post’s calls for comment.
