DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A Douglas County teacher is now accused of crimes involving sexual acts with six different teens, according to warrants.
Maris Nichols, a biology teacher at Alexander High School, is charged with multiple counts of child molestation, improper sexual contact by an employee, grooming of a minor for sexual offense and one count of tampering with evidence.
A judge set a total bond amount for $74,000.
We’re going through the arrest warrants and working to get an update on her employment status, for Channel 2 Action News starting at 3:00 p.m.
Channel 2 Action News previously reported that Nichols, 25, was accused of having sex with one of her students twice, including one time on campus in a closet and a second time in a Hummer off campus.
There are now six victims in total, according to the arrest warrants released Thursday following her bond hearing.
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to the school system for an updated statement. The district previously released a statement after Nichols was first arrested, saying it is “deeply troubled” by the allegations.
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