{"id":4141,"date":"2026-07-08T05:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:35:46","slug":"what-new-report-says-about-orange-county-educator-accused-of-sex-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4141","title":{"rendered":"What new report says about Orange County educator accused of sex crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A former Orange High School counselor accused of inappropriate interactions with students allegedly preyed on multiple former and current students, according to a recently released sheriff\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4139\">Wegmans scrapped plans for a Cary store at Fenton. Now the landlord is suing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lesli Lambeth Bryant, 37, is charged with second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of indecent liberties with students, The News &amp; Observer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/counties\/orange-county\/article316360317.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">reported last week<\/a>. Bryant resigned last month after being suspended with pay, according to a school system spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>An Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office incident report released to The N&amp;O indicates the high school\u2019s assistant principal reported the allegations to a school resource officer June 4. A teacher had alerted administrators about \u201ca possible student-teacher relationship\u201d after a student told them Bryant was allegedly sending nude photos to another student, the report states.<\/p>\n<p>When the assistant principal investigated, he allegedly discovered Bryant had been sending naked photos to at least two students, according to the incident report\u2019s narrative. At least one of the students told police and the assistant principal that Bryant had sent him inappropriate pictures and messages on Snapchat, the narrative states.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant wasn\u2019t at work June 4, but administrators told investigators they\u2019d meet with her the next day, the incident report says. A sheriff\u2019s deputy seized Bryant\u2019s cellphone the next day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the process of examining the Snapchat search warrants, it was observed that Lesli had distributed illicit material to at least three different males outside of the victims discussed in this case,\u201d a deputy wrote in a supplemental report. \u201cIt should be noted that of these males in question, they appeared to be younger adult males.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4137\">Fruit recalled at NC Publix grocery stores after stomach illness reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear how many total alleged victims investigators know of, though the report and court documents indicate at least two: a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old at the school. In at least one instance, Bryant allegedly convinced a minor student to send her a nude photo of himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation created by these events brought to light that Lesli was abusing her position within the school to create inappropriate relationships with both current and former students,\u201d the supplemental report states.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant posted a $50,000 bail bond Thursday. While she is out of jail, she may not be alone with any minors other than her children without an adult present. She\u2019s also forbidden from contacting the alleged victims, court documents show.<\/p>\n<p>Her next court hearing is tentatively set for later this month. The investigation remained active as of Thursday, and anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator C. Tapp at 919-245-2964.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4136\">Sexual assault claim leads NC\u2019s Cooper to join Democrats\u2019 call for Platner withdrawal<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">July 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The report outlines accusations that Lesli Lambeth Bryant used her position at Orange High School to form inappropriate relationships with several students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What new report says about Orange County educator accused of sex crimes - 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