From Fox News: An Illinois substitute teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with her 11-year-old student during what was described as “play dates” at her home, reports said.
Former Decatur Public Schools employee Alley Bardfield, 34, is now set to be sentenced in September after admitting to predatory criminal sexual assault, according to WCIA.
The station, citing a lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents, said the student visited Bardfield’s home in Mt. Zion for multiple “play dates” in 2023 and 2024.
“The victim’s mother reported noticing her son acting differently after a visit to Bardfield’s house. As a result, she checked her son’s phone and social media. In a follow up discussion with her son, he disclosed having had a sexual encounter with Bardfield while a guest at her Mt. Zion residence on March 29, 2024,” Mt. Zion police said in a statement last year.
The report explains that the boy’s mother found messages between her son and Bardfield on his phone, as well as a CashApp payment of $700. In interviews with police, Bardfield admitted to having sex with the sixth-grader, sending him nude photos and sending him money through CashApp.
Barfield was fired by Decatur Public Schools in April 2024 when the abuse was discovered, and now faces up to 40 years in prison.
Substitute Teacher at @DPS61Decatur, Alley Bardfield, pleads GUILTY to having s*x with a 13-year-old student
The sexual relationship with the boy was revealed when the child’s mother noticed he was “acting odd” after he spent the night at the teacher’s home, and she sent him… pic.twitter.com/UqOa53TJpr
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 8, 2025
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