Police question Salt Lake City mother about alleged abuse of former female student | Forensic Files

it's just insane to me this whole is completely caught me off my Raper and when you came this
morning I I was flabber I couldn't believe it I mean I don't know you know how you feel like You' met someone
before you just click with somebody that's how I I felt with her I mean I was I put myself on the
line so many times for all the kids at that school and to have this come down is just beyond you I mean you already
admitted that it was a mistake well having any sort of relationship with her after after Junior High I should have
just said that's it you go on and do your thing I'm here you know being a professional I that's what I should have
done but the whole wiers thing came about and it just intensified things and it was just you
know it was it was a tough time and easy I can look back and say that was stupid
that was stupid that was stupid but I did the best I could I thought in the situation by trying to hold everything
together Kristen was very manipulative and you know she just manipulated the heck out of me it was always you know
I'm going to do bad things for myself I'm going to you know every time I said you know not to
call me anymore it was yeah I can't deal with it so you guys talked about waiting
till she was 18 well I was like let's wait and see where this goes I can't you know I don't know
you know I don't know how I feel I knew that I loved her but in what way right you know and I didn't know what way that
was because it was just all so confusing to me you know I was married I mean I you know so that's your writing isn't it
yeah you can say I that's my right that's a lot more involved than I thought it was yeah but there's nothing
there there's nothing there that said that I did what you're saying I did well I Haven really said you did anything
well I know what you're leading to I mean I'm not yeah the whole thing ended because
she she was she started to threaten me about stories about making things up and going you know and taking them to the
police I've talked to all of her friends all of them all the ones that hung out there the ones that went on the trip
Washington DC and you guys got stuck there an extra day nothing I heard I don't you know what are they saying that
I I was where did where did Kristen sleep no way she didn't she did not I've got quite a few girls who were
there you kidding me did she go back to her room or did she stay in your room with you because her room so CU her room
was so crowded with girls in you had a single no she didn't

Watch as Det. Berch Parker of the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office questions Julie Correa about her interactions with a former student, Kristen Cunnane. Cunnane says Correa – her former teacher and coach -- sexually abused her for more than three years when Cunnane was in high school.

Brief Summary

A teacher reflects on a complicated relationship with a student, discussing manipulation and regret over professional boundaries.

Key points

Manipulation in Relationships. The speaker reveals how Kristen's manipulative behavior affected him.
Confusion in Love. Navigating feelings of love and confusion while being married.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I was flabber I couldn't believe it.

Expressing disbelief about a situation.

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