A 33-year old teacher’s aide was fired last friday, about 50 hours after the Silver Lake School District was made aware of troubling allegations, according to school board President Brian Hopkins. Crocker was charged last week with 1st Degree Sexual Assault – Sexual Intercourse With a Child Under Age 13, Possession of Child Pornography, and Sexual Exploitation of a Child-Filming. These three charges come with them a maximum prison sentence of 125 years. However, according to Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Smathers, there are likely more charges coming in Racine County and even more in Kenosha County saying, “This is only the tip of the iceberg.”

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Crocker was a substitute teacher with the district, but at the time of her arrest, was an aide in one of the first grade classrooms of Riverview School in Silver Lake.

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Tonight at 6pm, the board held an emergency meeting as an act of transparency, as no vote was taken. “We are here to address the recent situation involving charges against a former employee of the Silver Lake-Salem JT. 1 School District. We are deeply saddened by the allegations, and our thoughts and prayers are with all victims involved in this case,” said Hopkins. “We are grateful to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department for their prompt and professional handling of this matter. This is an ongoing investigation and we will continue to cooperate in any way they need us. Furthermore, District Administrator Taylor and the Administrative Team have worked diligently to ensure that the district has cooperated fully with authorities and communicated transparently with our parents and the community throughout this process…We are committed to maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for everyone in our district. Anyone that seeks to harm or prey on children will not have a place in our school community. To that point: Anna Crocker was arrested Wednesday morning and removed from District property immediately. Her employment with the District has been terminated.”

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Hopkins confirmed that Crocker was officially terminated on Friday. Crocker is holding in the Kenosha County Jail on a $500,000 cash bail and is court-ordered to stay away from the school and all minors, among other things.

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Hopkins also urged members of the community and students to practice caution when discussing this situation and said “We need to model compassion and empathy for our children considering the sensitive nature of the situation. Please respect the privacy and confidentiality of the victims and families involved  as they process and heal.”

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According to the criminal complaint:

Last winter, a 12-year-old friend of Crocker’s son was at a sleepover with other boys in the basement. The victim said that Anna Crocker was “acting crazy every time he was over there because she is a heavy drinker.” He woke up to a naked Anna Crocker who forced him to have sexual intercourse with her. The victim said he told Crocker to stop and and tried to push her off of him. The victim’s friends saw what happened in the basement. Eventually the news made its way to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department who conducted a quick, but thorough initial investigation. The investigation is still ongoing.

Crocker was also charged with exchanging sexually explicit photos and sexual videos with a second minor victim who is 14. This child said that he was also sexually assaulted by Crocker, but it happened in Burlington, so the Racine County DA’s office could possibly charge Crocker. The one child victim is a student at Riverview School and the other graduated from the school. During an interview with detectives, Crocker admitted to receiving and sending sexually explicit videos of a minor. She also admitted to sending one sexually explicit video to another student. This was also confirmed via a forensic download of the phone.

Crocker is due in court next this Thursday, October 17 for a preliminary hearing.