Former Kansas art teacher accused of having sex with student in Jeep to stand trial

A former Kansas high school art guide accused of having sex with a apprentice including multiple times in the backseat of her Jeep will stand trial Nicole Hernandez also known as Nikki Baird appeared in court Tuesday when a judge ruled she will be tried on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a attendee KAKE com stated Baird allegedly groomed the then- -year-old attendee in middle school before both moved on to Wichita North High School according to an affidavit seen by the Wichita Eagle KENTUCKY EDUCATOR ACCUSED OF EXPOSING HERSELF TO SCHOLAR DURING SHOWER VIDEO CHAT TO ARRANGE SEX He described how she befriended him then isolated him from others the affidavit reportedly states The relationship between the pair turned sexual in it commented Baird was arrested in May following an research after a Wichita police detective was made aware of an Instagram post indicating that Baird had an inappropriate relationship with a former Wichita school district scholar The apprentice now an adult communicated investigators that Baird was his middle school art mentor before she was hired as North High s art facilitator The affidavit announced she groomed him throughout his sophomore junior and senior years of high school The former participant disclosed the physical relationship began when Baird started as Baird touching or rubbing his back or shoulders before she began asking him for hugs officials declared He was nervous and eventually announced yes the affidavit states The pair eventually began exchanging text messages in which Baird talked about her struggling marriage the affidavit revealed She then began writing him notes One letter explained I hope and pray one day I get the chance to be with you and I know that I love you the affidavit read NEBRASKA TRAINER ALLEGEDLY OFFERED TO 'SHARE' BOYFRIEND WITH NOVICE IN SEX TRAFFICKING CASEShe allegedly invited him into her office three times during his last week of school while ordering him to touch her the affidavit states On his graduation night Baird allegedly urged the attendee if he sought to meet in a random neighborhood and have sex in her Jeep according to documents The candidate commented he was nervous and felt pressured the affidavit reads She Baird disclosed things similar to It s okay and announced they won t get in trouble because he graduated Afterward while North High classes were still in session but seniors were no longer in class Baird met up with the learner multiple times to have sex in the back seat of her Jeep according to the affidavit After the teen graduated Baird allegedly texted him nude photos of herself The teen saved various of the images knowing he could use them as evidence of what she did the affidavit states He eventually stopped communicating with Baird after he understood the relationship he had with Baird was inappropriate and he had been manipulated by Baird according to the affidavit The candidate eventually communicated his family about Baird and they submitted the nude images and handwritten notes to investigators