Instructor and Boyfriend Accused of Intercourse Trafficking Scholar, 16, In search of Others: Police

Elizabeth “Jamie” Love, 36, and Jarid “Jack” Krause, 43, have been each arrested on Friday and charged with one depend every of intercourse trafficking a minor for his or her interactions with the 16-year-old lady, whereas Love is dealing with an extra depend of sexual grooming by a faculty worker.

The investigation started on October 14, after the coed “reported inappropriate interactions with the couple over the previous few weeks,” in response to a press launch from the police division.

The Holdrege Police Division credited a joint investigation with the Phelps County Sheriff’s Division, Kearney Police Division, Minden Police Division, the Nebraska State Patrol and the Nebraska Division of Justice for helping towards these arrests.

Love has been employed as a transition coordinator and trainer of the deaf at Training Service Unite 11 (ESU-11) for a number of years, which helps to supervise public faculties in southern Nebraska, in response to regional ABC affiliate NTV.

In her position, she traveled to “as many as 15 faculties or public-school districts all through South Central Nebraska,” in response to the police assertion. ESU-11 advised NBC affiliate KSNB that Love is presently on administrative go away.

Investigators have stated, although, that they’re unaware of every other inappropriate interactions with different present or former college students, although they encourage anybody with any info to achieve out to Holdrege PD at (308) 995-4407.

The teenager scholar advised a sergeant in a forensic interview that she overheard a cellphone dialog the place Krause allegedly advised Love that he needed to have intercourse along with her. That was in August, per NTV, with the coed saying that Love later advised her she “can be prepared to share” Krause, which made the teenager “uncomfortable.”

On that event, the teenager stated she had been purported to attend the State Honest with Love, however after that remark she had referred to as her aunt to select her up, in response to the arrest affidavit.

On October 11, the 16-year-old stated that Love picked her up and took her to her dwelling, the place Krause was. She stated that whereas there, Krause led her to an upstairs bed room and made a request that she took to imply he needed to have intercourse along with her. The lady stated she declined and requested if she may go away.

She was allowed to take action, she stated, with Folks noting that safety footage confirmed the coed strolling dwelling, with Love following slowly behind her in her automotive. Ultimately, the coed received into the automotive and Love drove her the remainder of the way in which, per the affidavit.

It wasn’t significantly uncommon, the teenager advised police, for her to be picked up by Love or spend time along with her at her dwelling. She defined, per the affidavit, that she and Love had “developed an in depth relationship which has developed into speaking about issues occurring in [her] life past the conventional scope of a speech therapist/educator.”

The scholar and teacher had recognized each other and been working collectively for the reason that scholar was within the seventh grade. At one level, the teenager advised investigators, she had even explored shifting in with Love through the week so she may attend college in a unique district.

She stated that it was common for her to speak with the trainer via Fb Messenger, textual content, and non-school emails, as nicely, per the affidavit. After the alleged bed room incident, investigators reported discovering texts that noticed the trainer asking the coed to “come again and speak to me.”

The scholar advised police that the trainer did apologize to her. However she additionally alleges that Love advised her to not inform anybody concerning the incident and paid her $100 in $20 increments. When later requested about this purported transaction, Love advised police that was not “hush cash” however moderately a present to assist the teenager purchase a cellphone.

Digging deeper into the textual content communications between Love and Krause, investigators uncovered much more disturbing feedback alluding to their doable intent with not solely this teen, however different potential victims.

As early as April, investigators reported discovering proof of the couple speaking concerning the scholar earlier than working as much as allegedly propositioning her for intercourse in August to see “if she’s not feeling it.” The pair mentioned a “code phrase,” per the affidavit, that will let Love know “if she’s or not.”

Forward of that alleged August encounter with the coed at Love’s home, Love and Krause texted that they hoped it “works out,” with Love including that “if she would not wish to, then I will preserve wanting.”

Krause talked about the couple searching for “our lady,” per the affidavit, writing to Love, “We’ll discover the lady that appreciates us for what we’re and supply. Somebody who sees the worth of our household and one which loves us each greater than something.”

After this, the report states that Love requested if they need to possibly “begin the paperwork for foster care,” with him asking in return, “Do you suppose it is time for that? It is an enormous danger. We would not discover the proper lady for us.”

Love replied, per the doc, “I do know. However I additionally do not should take all of them. Regardless that I wish to. Haha.”

Each Love and Krause are presently being held within the Phelps County Jail. every on a $250,000 money bond with no allowance or surety, per the Holdrege PD press launch. If discovered responsible, they withstand life in jail and life placement on the intercourse offender registry. Their preliminary courtroom look is scheduled for immediately.