Female Lee's Summit soccer coach accused of sending lingerie photos to male student

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Lee’s Summit female soccer coach is on administrative leave following allegations of sexual abuse involving an underage male student.The school district has confirmed Jessica Rae Rathbun was a paraprofessional and assistant girls’ and boys’ soccer coach at Lee’s Summit North High School.An attorney representing her alleged victim says Rathbun sent the then-16 year old boy pictures over a period of several months, starting in September.According to a Missouri Department of Social Services investigation report, those pictures sent via social media site Snapchat included shots of Rathbun “in her bra and underwear lying in bed.” She’s also accused of asking the teen to “send her pictures of him getting into the shower,” which he says he did not do. She also allegedly told the boy “she would have sex with him after he graduated.”That same report notes Rathbun “admitted to sending pictures” through Snapchat, but “denied intentionally sending photos in her bra and underwear.” Instead, she claimed it was possible she accidentally sent some of those photos. She also “denied telling the student she would have sex with him.”The boy’s attorney, Danny Thomas with Humphrey, Farrington, & McClain, P.C. says this type of behavior can have…
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