A former high school music teacher has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The alleged relationship occurred years ago with a student at Maloney High School in Meriden. Ciara Picard, now 39, turned herself in to police on December 2, and according to details from the arrest warrant, Picard met the victim when they were only 13. Picard remained the student’s music teacher through all four years. The victim claims that Picard began the grooming when the student was a freshman, and she continued her advances throughout high school.

Picard reportedly communicated with the student via text, and the relationship became progressively more inappropriate. When the victim was 16, Picard allegedly took them to Symphony in New York, where Picard expressed that she wa

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