A third-grade teacher from Louisiana has been arrested on rape charges for allegedly carrying on a months-long sexual relationship with her 10-year-old male student.

Deidre Smith, 34, of Sulphur, was taken into custody on Tuesday on charges of first-degree rape and felony indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Smith's arrest came just hours after the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office received a complaint from smith's place of work, Lake Charles Charter Academy, concerning her alleged misconduct involving one of her students.

Louisiana third-grade teacher Deidre Smith, 34 (pictured left in her mugshot and right at a school event in February), is accused of rape for allegedly having sex with a 10-year-old

Smith is a teacher at Lake Charles Charter Academy, a free public K-8 school

In the course of the investigation, detectives reportedly learned that Smith, who is married and has three young children of her own - a girl and two boys - had been having inappropriate relations with her student since the end of 2018, and that she allegedly had a sexual intercourse with the child.

Judge Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, president of Lake Charles Charter Academy, said in a statement to KPLC that the incident involving Smith was 'isolated' and occurred 'off-campus.'

Smith was released from the county jail after posting $50,000 bond.

Smith is married and has three young children of her own

Detectives say Smith had been carrying on an inappropriate relationship with her 10-year-old student since the end of 2018

The case is still under investigation and more charges are likely, according to police.

According to her LinkedIn page, Smith has been an employee of Charter Schools USA, the Lake Charles Charter Academy's parent company, since 2012.

Lake Charles Charter Academy is a free public charter school for children in grades K-8.

Facebook posts reveal that Smith's husband works for a gas station chain and the couple have been married for 12 years.