Former Teacher Arrested

Joint statement from the Board of Education and the City of Middletown:

On February 10, 2012 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Christine Powell, of 24 Dobson Circle, Middletown, was arrested by the Middletown Police Department and charged with one count of Sexual Assault in the 2nd Degree - CGS 53a-71. She was held in lieu of a court-set bond of $150,000. The Court has sealed the arrest warrant. Powell had been employed as a teacher with the Middletown Public Schools, but resigned in late 2011.
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The Connecticut General Statutes define 2nd Degree Sexual Assault as occurring when there is sexual intercourse between two people, one of whom has substantial power over the other. This includes intercourse with someone under 16 years of age, and intercourse between a school employee and a student.