Formal charges were filed in Carroll County District Court this (Monday) morning against a former IKM-Manning teacher accused of engaging in sexual relationships with students. Twenty-four-year-old Cassidy Sue Kraus was indicted Monday on charges of third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of lascivious acts with a child, class C felonies, and three counts of dissemination of obscene materials to a minor, serious misdemeanors. A multi-agency investigation, which included the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Manning Police Department, and Carroll County Attorney’s Office, found Kraus molested 13-year-old victims in May 2022 and performed sex acts with a 14-year-old victim between Jan. 17 and Jan. 31, 2023. The investigation also found Kraus sent at least three minors obscene materials using SnapChat between January 2022 and May 2023. Kraus resigned in lieu of termination from the IKM-Manning Community School District in August when complaints of alleged inappropriate relationships surfaced. Kraus’s arraignment hearing has been scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13. Combined, the charges carry a maximum sentence of up to 33 years in prison and fines in excess of $35,000.
