Nurse at KHS Arrested

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A nurse at Kennett High School has been arrested after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student. According to Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Jain, a warrant was issued Wednesday charging 26 year old Candice Johnson with two counts of statutory rape and two counts of sexual contact with a student.

According to a probable cause statement, Kennett Police received a report earlier this week about the alleged relationship that began in October of last year.