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Indiana School Secretary Faces Five Child Seduction Counts as Interrogation Video Emerges

Court schedules proceed after police release footage showing Alicia Hughes discussing a relationship with an 18-year-old student.

Overview

  • Alicia Hughes, 31, a Randolph Eastern School Corporation secretary in Union City, was charged with five counts of child seduction tied to a 17-year-old student.
  • Union City police say evidence indicates Hughes had sexual intercourse with the 17-year-old on at least five occasions.
  • Interrogation video released by Law&Crime shows Hughes saying her physical relationship with an 18-year-old began in late January and that it was their third encounter.
  • Hughes was booked into the Randolph County Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond and has been removed from all duties with students, according to the superintendent.
  • A judge found probable cause and set key dates: motions hearing on April 16, pre-trial conference on May 7, and a jury trial on June 15, while a separate sheriff’s probe examines an alleged battery during the Feb. 14 confrontation.