(La Porte, IN) - A now-former teacher is facing allegations of having sexual intercourse with a student at his home in La Porte, as Kody Lowery, 32, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with three Level 5 felony counts of Child Seduction.

 

He was still being held on Monday in the La Porte County Jail on $20,000 bond after being taken into custody on Friday.

 

Investigation into the case shows that Lowery and the 16-year-old girl, who was one of his students at the Oregon Davis School Corporation just outside Hamlet, had sex for three consecutive days on the weekend of October 13th at his apartment in LaPorte.

 

Authorities at the school and in Starke County became involved when a rumor about them having dinner together on October 13th began spreading at the school following a social media post by the girl, court records disclosed.

 

Initially, Lowery and the girl reportedly denied the allegations or gave partial statements.

 

As per court documents, the case was eventually given to LaPorte Police after the girl confided with a friend of the family about the alleged sexual relationship and its happening at the defendant’s home. At the time, Lowery was staying at The Banks, a development of about 200 resort-type apartments near Clear Lake.

 

The girl’s description of the apartment matched what the dwelling looked like, while receipts verified the restaurant and pharmacy the girl said that they had visited while spending time together in LaPorte, authorities said.

 

Lowery’s mother reportedly told investigators that her son confessed to her in early December about having sexual intercourse with the girl.

 

Lowery resigned from his teaching position on October 26th, less than six months after he was hired.

 

Under Indiana law, the legal age for giving consent to have sex is 16. La Porte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan said state law overrules consent when an adult sexual partner of a minor is in a position of authority or influence over the person.

 

“Indiana law does not take kindly to people in authority taking advantage of those in some form or fashion in their care,” he said.

 

According to court documents, Lowery lived in his apartment under a lease co-signed by his mother. Currently, jail records show he is now living in Michigan City.

 

Each count filed against him carries anywhere from a one to six-year sentence.