Former Baylor Teacher Arrested for Statutory Rape

February 14, 2008 - 6:03 PM

Chattanooga Police arrested Willie Idlette Jr, a former teacher at Baylor School, for 7 counts of Statutory Rape By An Authority Figure. The return of an idictment against Idlette led to his arrest after a Baylor student made several complaints against him for sexual misconduct.

Idlette, a former Baylor student, attended Wake Forest University where he was a star football player. After graduation, he returned to Chattanooga and was hired by The Baylor School as a teacher and coach.

Idlette turned himself in to authorities accompanied by his lawyer after learning about the charges against him. He is currently still in custody at Hamilton County Jail.