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  • This photo released by the Delaware State Police on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, shows Reed Messer. Authorities have charged Messer, a former Delaware middle school teacher, with multiple counts of rape involving an alleged sexual relationship with a student. (Delaware State Police via AP)
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    Former Delaware teacher charged with child sexual abuse
    Randall Chase/Associated Press
    Authorities have charged a former Delaware middle school teacher with multiple counts of rape of a student. Delaware State Police say 42-year-old Reed Messer was extradited to Delaware on Monday after being arrested at her home in Greenville, South Carolina. Authorities say the former Stanton Middle School teacher began a sexual relationship with a juvenile student in 2014 in Wilmington that lasted for about two months. Messer has been certified as a teacher in South Carolina since 2015. She faces more than 20 felony counts and is being held in custody with bond set at $310,000 cash. The court docket did not list an attorney for Messer.