has been charged for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student.
According to charging documents, 44-year-old Jesse Webb, a chemistry teacher at Kentlake High School had inappropriate physical and online contact with his student. Webb began messaging the student on Instagram and would tell her he missed her, that she looked "hot" when she dressed a certain way and started calling her pet names like "babe" and "cupcake," according to charging documents.
"The defendant used his position as a teacher to initiate inappropriate communication with , his 15-year-old student. This communication occurred outside of school hours and the defendant engaged in grooming behavior with . He bought her gifts, commented on her physical appearance, told her he loved her and that he wanted to have sex with her.
In Nov. 2022, the student called the King County Crisis Line while she was having suicidal ideations. She told the dispatcher that her science teacher was grooming her and would buy her gifts and would kiss her. She said the stress of the situation was becoming too much and that she was feeling suicidal, according to court documents.
In some of the messages, he told her to deny anything was going on between them and tell investigators she was high on LSD when she called the crisis line and that the entire thing was a fantasy in her head, according to court documents. According to the April 26, Webb resigned from the district but is receiving pay through Aug. 18, 2023. It's unclear when he filed his resignation. The district removed his name from the staff directory.
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