Bond set for teacher allegedly caught undressed in car with teenage student

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A high school teacher who police said was naked in car with a teenage student is the wife of a U.S Department of Defense employee who is stationed at a sensitive military installation, reports USA Today.

Erin Ward previously taught at Omaha Public Schools until she was taken into custody on Saturday, USA Today reported, noting she was arrested on one count of felony sexual abuse by a school employee.

Police said the 45-year-old married woman allegedly had sex with a 17-year-boy in a car which belongs to her and her spouse.

The vehicle is registered to Erin Ward and her husband William ‘Doug’ Ward, authorities said.

William (Doug) Ward is” a civilian employee” for United States Strategic Command, Capt. Frederick M. Wallace, confirmed to USA TODAY via email on Tuesday.

According to the report, at or around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Douglas County Nebraska Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call regarding a suspicious vehicle which was parked on a dead nd road in a suburban Omaha neighborhood.

Her bond was set at $25,000, according to a report by WOWT which noted as of Tuesday afternoon, Ward was still in custody.

Ward has since been charged with sexual abuse by a school employee. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison.

Court documents are currently sealed, however, WOWT reported Ward’s preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 22.