Texas teacher charged with sex trafficking after planning to sell her underage relative to men from Morocco.

5years ago

A junior high school teacher in Central Texas has been arrested on charges she tried to sell an underage family member for sex with men in the African country of Morocco.

37-year-old Amber Michelle Parker of Fairfield is being held on a trafficking charge after trying to take an underage girl to Morocco to meet with men and have sex.

Parker sent sexually suggestive photos of the girl including one in panties, one in a shirt and others in lingerie, “one of which has her breast partially exposed and in her hand.” The girl reportedly told investigators Parker took the photos.

Parker was arrested Wednesday morning and booked into the Freestone County Jail. her bond was set at $25,000.

The arrest was made following a joint investigation between Freestone County Sheriff's and McLennan County Sheriff's offices, FCSO Sheriff J. Shipley said.

Parker has been placed on leave from her job as an eighth-grade teacher in Mexia.