A guidance counselor from Pennsylvania has been charged with institutional sexual assault after she allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student at the school where she works. 

Kelly Schutte, 35, who is married with a child, was arraigned early on Friday on additional charges including indecent assault and corruption of minors. She was released on $25,000 bail.

Investigators first learned of Schutte alleged relationship at Pennridge South Middle School in Bucks County in July.

Police were informed of the woman’s actions by the boy’s mother after who called police to say he had been in a ‘romantic and sexual relationship’ with Schutte since fall 2022.

Kelly Schutte, 35, a Pennsylvania guidance counselor is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student in her car, in a parking lot, and at the boy’s home

Schutte was caught kissing the boy by a relative who then admitted to a ‘romantic and sexual relationship’ with the counselor since fall 2022. She is pictured with her husband Christian Schutte and their child Brooklynn

The teenage boy explained how the relationship began as the pair sat next to one another on a school bus during a field trip. 

From there, the pair started corresponding with one another as they sent messages on Canvas, a special app staff use to talk to students.  

Eventually the boy started to miss classes with him spending more time with her in her school office, according to court papers seen by the Philadelphia Inquirer. 

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When the summer break started, the pair remained in contact, this time through Snapchat.

The affidavit reveals how the pair’s relationship became physical in June with the two having sex in Schutte’s car in a remote section of a Pennsburg supermarket parking lot.

Investigators learned of Schutte’s alleged relationship at Pennridge South Middle School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in July

Another sexual encounter occurred in the boy’s bedroom in West Rockhill Township when the teen’s parents were out of town. 

Investigators say one of Schutte’s earrings was found to have been left behind at the boy’s house and given to investigators.

The relationship was first discovered by a relative in July after they walked in on the boy and the married mother-of-one, Schutte, kissing at her home, after which the teenager told his mother.

Shutte has been placed her on administrative leave since July when Pennridge School District first learned of the allegations against her.

‘While we refrain from making premature judgments about the actions of the staff member facing prosecution, it is crucial to reiterate the district’s stance against any inappropriate contact between a Pennridge School District employee and a student,’ Pennridge Superintendent Angelo Berrios said in a statement on Friday. 

‘Such behavior will not be tolerated.’