Former teacher, Lacey resident accused of sexual relationship with boy, Centralia cops say
A former Centralia middle school teacher and Lacey resident is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student, Centralia police announced Friday.
Following an investigation, the woman, who had moved to California, was arrested by West Sacramento Police and booked into the Yolo County Jail this week.
Natasha Polk appeared in a Sacramento-area court on Friday.
In October 2023, Centralia police began investigating allegations about a relationship between the teacher and student.
“The alleged acts occurred in 2020 while the victim was in the eighth grade and continued for a time after he completed middle school,” a police news release reads. “The investigation revealed evidence that (the teacher allegedly) provided the victim with marijuana, alcohol, and vapes.”
Police also allege that she used her status as an educator to gain access to the victim while he was incarcerated at Lewis County Juvenile on unrelated issues.
The teacher in 2021 also is accused of driving the student to her apartment in Lacey to engage in sex after providing him with alcohol, according to police. The same year, she is accused of traveling back to Washington state and having sex with the victim at a vacation rental in Tacoma, police say.
As part of the investigation, police learned she was employed as a teacher with the Davis Joint Unified School District in California and was set to begin the school year on Aug. 26.
This story was originally published August 23, 2024 at 12:18 PM.
