Whatley told PEOPLE: "This is classic grooming and manipulation. Tad Cummins wept in court on Thursday as the former Tennessee teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with his teenage. Meanwhile, the Thomas family lawyer, Jason Whatley, dismissed insinuations that Thomas ran away with Cummins voluntarily. Tad Cummins is charged with taking a minor across state lines and obstruction. The authorities were then able to find the two hiding in a cabin. However, the groundskeeper of the place where Cummins and Thomas were staying called the police. There were security camera footages where the two apparently dyed their hair following a widespread manhunt. However, Cummins did not mention anything about Thomas in the letter.Īccording to reports, Cummins deliberately carried out several measures to keep the authorities from finding him and Thomas. The authorities became more alarmed after it was reported that Cummins left a note for his wife explaining why he left and that she does not need to call the police. The two have been reportedly missing since March 13, shortly after Cummins was suspended from his teaching duties due to other students' reports that he was seen making out with Thomas in a classroom. Meanwhile, in a report from the Daily Mail, it is believed that Cummins' charges could land him at least 10 years in jail.Ĭummins and Thomas were missing for about five weeks until the ex-teacher was arrested last April 21.
The 50-year-old man could also be charged with a $500,000-worth of fines.
With all the charges combined, AL.com reports Cummins could face up to 20 years of jail time in a federal prison. Yet, the trail soon went cold, and there was no news about the missing girl for days. He has also been charged with "destructing, altering or falsifying records in federal investigations." Cummins reportedly destroyed mobile phones to alter the evidence in the ongoing investigation against him. Where Is Tad Cummins Now Eventually, detectives learned that Tad Cummins had booked two hotel rooms in Guymon and Oklahoma City, and the pair were even spotted in a CCTV camera at a Walmart store in Oklahoma. Tennessee teacher Tad Cummins could be sentenced to at least 10 years of imprisonment after running away with his 15-year-old student, Elizabeth Thomas.Ĭummins and Thomas are teacher and student, respectively, at the Culleoka Unit School in Maury County.Īccording to AL.com, federal court records show Cummins has been indicted by the grand jury for transporting a minor with the intention of performing sexual activities with the victim.
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