Police: Teacher stalked boy, 14

• By DAVID J. MITCHELL
• Advocate Florida parishes bureau
• Published: Jul 3, 2008 - Page: 8B - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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Deputies arrested a public elementary schoolteacher suspected of “cyberstalking” a 14-year-old boy and entering his house illegally last month in a confrontation about the alleged stalking, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday.

Jennifer R. Davis, 39, a teacher at the kindergarten to fifth-grade Lewis Vincent Elementary School in Denham Springs, reportedly posed as juvenile girl and engaged in MySpace.com communications with the 14-year-old boy during the past several months, deputies said.

The crime of cyberstalking may occur when someone uses the Internet to commit acts of harassment and stalking against another person.

Jason Ard, Sheriff’s Office chief of operations, said Davis’ alleged stalking involved a prior relationship between the boy and a 14-year-old girl.

Ard said detectives have not found evidence of any improper relationship between any adult and a child in the case.

Interim parish school Superintendent Bill Spear said deputies notified school officials Wednesday of the charges “that have been filed against one of our employees.”

“Livingston Parish School Board policies and procedures will be strictly followed in addressing this matter,” Spear said. He declined further comment Wednesday.

Davis’ electronic communications with the boy detailed his movements and actions, and the boy eventually told his parents about them, Ard said.

The parents suspected that the verbiage in the communications was “a little more intelligent” than what would be expected for a juvenile, Ard said.

Davis’ identity as the stalker was only recently discovered, however, leading to the confrontation at the boy’s house June 12, when Davis allegedly forced her way inside, deputies said in a statement.

On Friday, detectives arrested and booked Davis, 12410 Lakeland Drive, Walker, on single counts of cyberstalking and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, deputies said. She was released on bond the same day, deputies said.