The former IKM-Manning teacher accused of sexual abuse of students plead guilty to all charges this week, and will be sentenced in March.
Cassidy (Branning) Kraus, 24, was arrested in October and charged with third degree sexual abuse, two counts of lascivious acts with a child and three counts of dissemination of obscene material to minors.
A plea agreement was filed earlier this month in which Kraus agreed to plead guilty to all six charges she is facing.
According to criminal complaints within the case, it is alleged Kraus performed sex acts with a minor victim last January and committed lascivious acts with a minor victim in May of last year. Criminal complaints also allege Kraus disseminated obscene material to three minor victims through the mobile app Snapchat.
A report was made in August to IKM-Manning School District alleging Kraus sent inappropriate photos of a sexual nature to students.
During the investigation, it was discovered Kraus sent inappropriate photos through Snapchat on or around May.
Kraus pleads guilty, sentencing set in March
The former IKM-Manning teacher accused of sexual abuse of students plead guilty to all charges this week, and will be sentenced in March.
Court records indicate that Kraus was “fondling or touching” a 13-year-old in May 2022 and “touching [her] genitals to any part of the body of the child.”
