Texas teacher Darian Rogers allegedly had sex with teen, told cops she saw him as ‘little brother’

A Texas high school student teacher, Darian Christine Rogers, 22, has been charged with second-degree felony improper relationship between an educator and a student after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a teen boy she taught. The incident took place at Rouse High School in Leander, a suburb north of Austin. Rogers first met the boy at a grocery store where they both worked before she became a student teacher at the high school earlier this year.

The investigation into Rogers began when a student reported to authorities in April that a teacher was involved in a sexual relationship with a minor. The student provided a voicemail from Rogers in which she admitted to sending explicit photos to a 17-year-old male. Despite initially denying the relationship, the boy eventually admitted to the affair after detectives found incriminating messages on his phone.

During her police interview, Rogers claimed that she saw the student as a “little brother” and denied having sex with him. However, when confronted with text evidence, she confessed to having had sex with the boy one time in his truck in a parking lot near their workplace. Detectives also found a video of Rogers taking the Plan B contraceptive pill and a screenshot of the receipt on her phone.

In addition to the current case, Rogers also confessed to a previous sexual relationship with another 17-year-old student in the Leander Independent School District. Following her arrest, the school’s principal sent a letter to students’ families, clarifying that Rogers was not a Leander ISD or Rouse High School employee and was immediately removed from campus once the district became aware of the situation.

Rogers was booked into Williamson County Jail on Friday but was released the following day on a $20,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on June 4 for a pre-indictment docket call. The school has assured families that the alleged misconduct did not occur on campus, during school hours, or at any school-sponsored event.