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Ex-Miss Kentucky Charged With Sending Nude Photos To Student

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Miss Kentucky who is a teacher in West Virginia has been charged with sending nude pictures to a 15-year-old former student.

 

141st Kentucky Derby - Arrivals
LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 02: Miss Kentucky Ramsey Carpenter attends the 141st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)

 

News outlets report that 28-year-old Ramsey Bearse was arrested Friday and charged with four felony counts of distributing or displaying obscene matter to a minor.

 

141st Kentucky Derby - Arrivals
LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 02: Miss Kentucky 2014 Ramsey Carpenter attends the 141st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)

 

A criminal complaint says the student's parent informed authorities of lewd pictures sent by Bearse that were found on the teenager's phone. The unidentified parent said Bearse had been the boy's teacher during part of his time at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Cross Lanes.

Authorities say Bearse admitted to sending the nude photos on Snapchat. It's unclear whether she has an attorney.

 

The GREY GOOSE Lounge At The 141st Running Of The Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 02: Miss Kentucky 2014 Ramsey Carpenter (L) attends the GREY GOOSE Lounge at the 141st running of The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Grey Goose)

 

A spokesman for Kanawha County Schools declined to comment but confirmed that Bearse was a teacher at the school.

Under her maiden name of Carpenter, Bearse was crowned Miss Kentucky in 2014.

 

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