MOORESVILLE, NC —Β A school guidance counselor facing sex charges involving a student in Iredell County will face a judge Thursday.
Amy Saffos is charged with three counts of felony sexual activity with a student. Β The school district fired her June 27. Β Saffos worked at Lake Norman High School for almost eight years. Β The school contacted the sheriff’s office last week.
A 17-year-old student told investigators he had sex with Saffos twice at school and a third time at a home in southern Iredell County. Β She is in jail under a $175,000 bond, which her attorney, Adam Seifer, says is too high.
“People are going to assume the worst just because of what the bond is. Β That’s bonds that you see for really high level felonies, you know, dangerous crimes,” said Seifer.
“There’s another incident that we have uncovered that occurred in a adjoining county,” said Detective Lieutenant Bill Hamby of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Β “We’ve made contact with the agency in that county and made them aware of it.”
If convicted, Saffos would have to register as a sex offender. Β She has a husband and two children.
