A former elementary school teacher in Tennessee, Alissa McCommon, 38, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The charges against her include child rape, statutory rape, and sexual exploitation of minors. In addition to her prison sentence, McCommon will be under community supervision for life and is required to register as a Violent Sex Offender on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry. She has also been ordered to have no contact with her victims and her teaching license has been revoked.
The District Attorney General for the 25th Judicial District, Mark E. Davidson, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the case. He emphasized the commitment of law enforcement and the District Attorney’s Office to thoroughly investigate and prosecute cases involving child rape and sexual abuse, particularly those involving minor victims.
McCommon gave birth to a child fathered by one of her victims. The mother of the victim now has custody of the child. This information was confirmed by Davidson in an interview with local ABC affiliate WATN.
McCommon was initially granted bond in the child rape case but was later rearrested on charges of witness coercion, aggravated stalking, and harassment. The Covington Police Department revealed that McCommon used a specific code word to confirm that the juvenile was alone, often before sending explicit photographs via Snapchat.
A phone call played in court featured McCommon allegedly promising never to contact the victim again and pleading 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.