Teen in alleged teacher sex case 'devastated,' mom says

Kathryn Camille Murray, a former Spring Branch teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student, leaves the Harris County Criminal Justice Center , 1201 Franklin, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Kathryn Camille Murray, a former Spring Branch teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student, leaves the Harris County Criminal Justice Center , 1201 Franklin, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Teen in alleged teacher sex case 'devastated,' mom says 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

A 15-year-old boy whose teacher is accused of sexually assaulting him four times in February has moved from Houston to live with relatives because of the incident, his mother said Thursday.

"My boy is very devastated by what's going on," the teen's mother said. "It's not fair, that's all I can say."

The teen's mother spoke after a judge ruled the former Spring Branch ISD teacher accused of having sex with the boy will remain free on $200,000 bail.

Kathryn Camille Murray, 29, who was first charged in February, was arraigned Thursday on three more felonies connected to the alleged relationship. She is accused of driving an eighth-grader from a school dance to a hotel for a rendezvous the same week as two after-school trysts.

State District Judge Michael McSpadden ruled that Murray can remain free on bail as long as she wears a GPS monitor. She also can continue doing volunteer work as long as she is not around anyone younger than 18.

Murray is also barred from contacting the teen, who told investigators that he and Murray had sex in her Memorial Middle School classroom Feb. 7 and again two days later.

Murray, an English-language support teacher who taught language arts at the school for three years, tutored the Spanish-speaking boy.

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