Teacher Beth Ann Chester

Beth Ann Chester, a 26-year-old health and physical education teacher at Moon Area High School in suburban Pittsburgh, was charged with sexual abuse of children, statutory sexual assault and related counts.

Chester was charged with sending nude pictures of herself and sex-related text messages to the cell phone of a 14-year-old student.

The boy's parents discovered suggestive text messages on Dec. 26, then met with Chester later that day, police said. She tendered her resignation the next day, citing personal reasons, said Moon Area School District attorney Jack Cambest

Beth Ann Chester was charged Friday with sexual abuse of children , statutory sexual assault, endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors and other related counts. She couldn’t pay the bail of $ 50.000 and was held in jail.