Catholic school teacher arrested for having sex with 15-year-old student after his mother finds pictures of her in a garter belt on his phone

Abigail Marie Simon, 33, was arrested yesterday and charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct

Simon was a tutor and study hall supervisor at two Catholic school in Grand Rapids, Michigan

A 15-year-old boy's mother alerted authorities after finding pictures of Simon in a garter belt on her son's phone

A former school worker arrested yesterday in Michigan for having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student has appeared in court.



Abigail Marie Simon, 33, entered a not-guilty plea today to charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and accosting a minor for immoral purposes.



Simon was fired from her position as a tutor and study hall supervisor at Catholic Central and West Catholic high schools in April after the boy's mother found pictures of Simon in a garter belt on her son's phone.



Abigail Simon, seen here in a booking photo after being arrested for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old boy

Inappropriate: Abigail Marie Simon was working at Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids when she allegedly began a sexual relationship with a 15-yea-old student

Police also found text messages of a sexual nature between Simon and the boy and an arrest warrant was obtained this week.

Simon allegedly had a sexual relationship with the student between February 1 and April 26 of this year at her former apartment in the 300 block of Bridge Street North West, in Grand Rapids.

According t he MLive.com , G rand Rapids Police Detective Amy Lowrie said that the alleged victim initially told police that he and Simon had sexual contact but then recanted his testimony.



'Recently [he] has admitted that there was sexual contact again. And the text messages that were found in both of their phones support there was a sexual relationship.'

Illicit: Simon allegedly carried out the affair at her apartment on the 300 block of Bridge Street. She is now living with her parents

Simon was held at the Kent County Correctional Facility before the hearing today.

Her attorney Michael Distel asked that she be released on a personal recognizance bond.

Distel cited Simon's clean record and supportive family and told the judge that she does not pose flight risk.



The judge Patricia Schaefer noted that Simon has contacted the boy after being warned to stay away from him by police, and set her bail at $25,000.

Simon posted bail this afternoon and is staying with her parents in Grand Blanc.

Schaefer told Simon that she cannot contact the alleged victim or be within four blocks of him in any direction.

