BOTTINEAU, N.D. - A 24-year-old Bottineau Public Schools science teacher has been charged with a sex-related crime involving a minor.

Marissa Ashley Deslauriers was charged Tuesday with one count of corruption or solicitation of a minor, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison, in Bottineau County District Court.

The Bottineau woman had an initial court hearing Tuesday morning, where District Judge Michael Sturdevant set her bond at $10,000.

Her district's website profile says she has bachelor's degree in biology and minor in chemistry from Concordia College.

Additional information, including whether the minor was Deslauriers’ student, was not immediately available.

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The Bottineau County prosecutor and Sheriff’s Office did not return calls to the Herald by press time.

An affidavit of probable cause, which ordinarily details the allegations against the accused, was not filed with the district court as of Tuesday.