Meet Your Neighbor Monday

“Hi, my name is Sarah Jones. I am a 26 year old former cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals. We liked to call ourselves Ben-Gals. I am very flexible and can do a full split. I was also charged with sexual abuse of a minor. On October 8, 2012, I pled guilty to sexual misconduct and custodial interference.

It was some time before May 2012 when I first fell in love with a student of mine. He was taking creative writing. He was a football player and with me being a former cheerleader, I immediately knew that we were a match made in heaven. He did not care that Nik Richie of TheDirty.com accused me of having sex with the entire starting offensive line of the Bengals. Or of having HPV. Our love was is that strong.

My mom, Cheryl Jones, is a principal and so I asked her what I should do. She knew that I was in love and that I wouldn’t let anything stand in my way. She helped me when I was indicted for sexual abuse of a minor. He was 16 at the time. This was in Kentucky. I told the courts that we had sex only four or five times. Thank God for the double standard when it comes to teachers having sex with their students. I have promised to never teach again but that’s okay because I work as a paralegal now for my defense attorney. And as long as I have the love of my life by my side, I know I’ll be okay. He is now 18 and living with me.

I am your neighbor.”