Ex-School Secretary Kristen Hammonds Accused Of Sex With Students

VILLA RICA, Ga. -- The attoey for a former Villa Rica High School secretary accused of having sex with students said one of the three students who accused Kristen Hammonds of having sex with them has changed his story.

"One of the young men who is on one of the warrants has possibly recanted his story in regards to what happened," attoey Mac Pilgrim told Channel 2's GA Daily News.

Pilgrim said that's crucial because the three seniors all know one another.

He said that calls into question what the other teens say happened.

Carroll County authorities said Hammonds had sex with the students, ages 17, 18 and 19 at her home. Jones was in court as a judge gave Hammonds a $20,000 bond and ordered her to have no contact with the alleged victims.

"Nor can there be conversations, text messages, email, Facebook. That is none," Superior Court Judge Dennis Blackmon told Hammonds, who is married.

Assistant District Attoey Jeff Hunt had no comment when asked if one of the students now denies having sex with Hammonds.

He did say Hammonds' conduct falls under a state statute that makes it a crime for school personnel with authority over students to have sex with them.

When asked what authority did she have over the students, Hunt said he couldn't go into that. He did say, "She did have some."

Pilgrim fired back saying secretaries have absolutely no authority over students.

"Nowhere in the job description does it say anything about having authority over students," Pilgrim said.

Both sides admit what constitutes authority isn't exactly clear in the statute.

"We understand the court is going to have at some point in the future a ruling on this," Hunt explained.