Former Pulaski County substitute teacher pleads guilty to child sex crimes
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former substitute teacher from a Pulaski County school district pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child sex crimes.
Carissa Smith, of Dixon, Missouri, pleaded guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of having sexual contact with a student. She was previously charged with 19 felonies, including statutory rape, statutory sodomy, child sex trafficking and paying a child for sex.
She will be sentenced at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Previous reporting indicates she previously worked for the Dixon School District, but resigned in August 2024.
Court documents in previous reporting say a victim told law enforcement they were coerced into sex with Smith and that she supplied marijuana, alcohol and money on multiple occasions.