Misty Lorene Cato: Teacher Arrested For Student Abuse – Photos, Facts

Misty Lorene Cato is a 43 year old teacher from North Texas who has been arrested and accused of abusing a teenage boy who she allegedly groomed.

Arrest, Crime Details

Teacher Misty Lorene Cato Arrested, Charged. “A North Texas school teacher was arrested Friday for an alleged relationship with a male student that began when he was 15 years old. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office said authorities arrested Misty Lorene Cato, 43, of Springtown, and charged her with second-degree improper relationship between educator and student. Her bond is set at $100,000.” [CBS DFW]

Abuse Allegedly Started When Boy Was 15. “Springtown school officials said Cato was contracted as a math teacher and the victim was enrolled in the Azle school district at the time of the abuse. The victim told authorities the abuse started when he was 15 years old and continued for several years. He also told Parker County authorities that Cato also gave him a ride to school on several occasions, deputies said.” [WFAA]

Cato Recorded Talking About Being In “Love” With Boy. “The sheriff’s office did not release details about how or when the two met, as they were at different school districts, but said investigators seized a recording of Cato saying she had been in love with the student for four years and “seeing him again makes her want to be with him again.”” [Fox 4 News]

Crimes Could Span Multiple Counties. “Authier said Parker County Sheriff’s Crimes Against Children investigators will forward information regarding any crimes that were alleged to have happened in Tarrant County to investigators in that county.” [NBC 5]

Misty Lorene Cato Photos