Teacher accused of sex with students indicted by grand jury, ordered to turn herself in

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A grand jury has indicted a former metro area teacher accused of having sex with students on campus and off.

The indictment lists 27 counts facing Maris Nichols, the former Alexander High school teacher. She’s accused of charges that include several counts of first-degree improper sexual contact by an employee, sexual exploitation of children, grooming and child molestation.

The indictment alleges Nichols had sex with students on and off campus and even assisted in recording a minor in a lewd act.

The indictment also alleges Nichols used computers and social media to entice a student and sent another nude photos.

The warrants indicate Nichols faces tampering with evidence after she tried to get a student to delete text messages and photographs.

Nichols had been out on bond - on house arrest - after she was initially arrested on improper sexual contact charges.

That bond revocation hearing is scheduled for Monday, but Nichols could make a first appearance following the indictment Thursday morning. Channel 2 will be in court when that happens.

She was arrested in May, and warrants stated she had sex with students in a classroom, in a closet and in one student’s truck while parked at a local golf course.

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She was granted bond last month on the condition that she remain on house arrest, stay off the internet, avoid all children aside from her daughter and more.

But prosecutors say that over the course of 27 days, Nichols broke the curfew 38 times and went outside of her inclusion zone 47 times.

Nichols’ ankle monitor tracked her to retail stores and fast food restaurants, according to prosecutors.

Search warrants revealed Nichols was allegedly being blackmailed by some students over owning and operating an OnlyFans account.