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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

SAME OLD, SAME OLD

Three parents were arrested Thursday night in Tullahoma for a house party, police said, got out of control. One mother is even facing rape charges.

The parents are well-known and have never been in trouble before.

Police said that when they hosted high schoolers at their home, they became responsible for what happened there.

The clues came through the grapevine. At Tullahoma High School, teens were talking about a recent house party, and the rumors soon reached school resource officer Joe Brown.

“He started making inquiries to these young men, and they were really candid with him about what was going on over there,” said prosecutor Jason Ponder.

And that's how gossip got three parents arrested.

“These three have daughters in the eighth grade who have boyfriends who are 17. They allowed the 17-year-olds and the friends of the 17-year-olds to come to the home, drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes,” Ponder said.

Police said parents and teens were in the garage. When the party emptied out, Susan Stephens, a 44-year-old wife and mother, was alone with a 17-year old boy.

“Mrs. Stephens engaged in sexual relations with one of the young men,” Ponder said.

Stephens is charged with two counts of statutory rape. The homeowners, Christopher and Kelly Eaves, are charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

“When a child comes to your home, it's your responsibility to see to it these children aren't violating the law,” Ponder said.

The Eaves did not want to go on camera but said they did not provide any alcohol to the teenagers. They also said if anything happened between Stephens and one of the boys, they didn't see it.

NewsChannel 5 tried to contact Stephens, but she did not answer her door.

She used to be a substitute teacher at Tullahoma High, but prosecutors said that's not how she knew these teens.

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