Slidell teacher arrested and charged with sexual misconduct with student

SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — A second Slidell high school teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a student was arrested Wednesday, June 26, following the continued investigation into another teacher.

According to the Slidell Police Department, Alexa Wingerter, 35, was the subject of an investigation that began in early March and focused on allegations that she had inappropriate relationships with male students at Slidell High School. and allegedly sent inappropriate photos and messages via cell phone and social media. Wingerter was arrested in late April.

Since then, SPD officers say they have executed search warrants and found evidence that a second Slidell High School teacher, identified by SPD as Shelby Cavignac, 31, was also having inappropriate relationships with students.

Slidell police say the additional evidence also “supports that Wingerter had inappropriate relationships with other students, who were not immediately identified during the initial investigation.”

Cavignac was arrested on a warrant for prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student, and three new arrest warrants were issued for Wingerter, which include two counts of prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student and a count of indecent behavior with a minor.

Wingerter and Cavignac were arrested and booked into the Slidell County Jail.

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