Alissa McCommon, a 38-year-old former elementary school teacher in Tennessee, has been handed a 25-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole. McCommon was found guilty of child rape, statutory rape, and sexual exploitation of minors. Alongside her prison term, she will be under lifelong community supervision and is mandated to register as a Violent Sex Offender on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. The court has also ordered her to refrain from any contact with her victims and her teaching license has been permanently revoked.
Mark E. Davidson, the District Attorney General for the 25th Judicial District, expressed satisfaction with the case’s outcome. He underscored the commitment of law enforcement and the District Attorney’s Office to thoroughly investigate and prosecute cases involving child rape and sexual abuse, especially those involving minor victims.
In a shocking revelation, it was confirmed that McCommon gave birth to a child fathered by one of her victims. The victim’s mother now has custody of the child. This information was confirmed by Davidson in an interview with local ABC affiliate WATN.
Initially, McCommon was granted bond in the child rape case but was later rearrested on charges of witness coercion, aggravated stalking, and harassment. The Covington Police Department disclosed that McCommon used a specific code word to confirm that the juvenile was alone, often before sending explicit photographs via Snapchat.
During the trial, a phone call was played in which McCommon allegedly promised never to contact the victim again and pleaded with him not to reveal their secret. The prosecution used this call as evidence that McCommon was pregnant with the victim’s child. However, the defense attorney, Jere Mason, questioned whether the voice on the call was indeed McCommon’s, as no witness was presented to confirm this.
McCommon was first arrested in 2021 on accusations of raping a boy aged 12 or under at her home. However, the allegations extended beyond this single incident. Authorities suggested that there could be multiple victims, as McCommon was known to befriend students through video games and social media, only to later send them inappropriate photos and engage in illicit sexual encounters.
McCommon was a teacher at Crestview Elementary and later joined Charger Academy as a fourth-grade teacher. She was suspended without pay on August 24, 2023, the same day a parent came forward with allegations, leading to her arrest. McCommon eventually resigned from her teaching position.
While out on bond, McCommon allegedly used an unknown phone number to communicate in code with a victim, suggesting he would “regret doing this.” Covington Police Chief Donna Turner expressed concern about this apparent violation of her bond conditions and the potential for other victims to have been contacted.