Police in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, have charged 34-year-old Abbiejane Swogger, a former stripper and special education teacher's aide, in connection with an incident that occurred last week when police found her in a hotel room with drugs, alcohol, condoms, and three teens.
According to police, they went to New Kensington's Clarion Hotel on Feb. 21, 2008, to investigate a reported runaway of two teenage girls. When investigators arrived on the scene, they discovered that Swogger had a room there. They then questioned her about the runaways. Swogger allegedly told police that she had not seen the teens, who had been missing since the previous evening. When investigators asked her for permission to search her suite, she consented, at which time the stunned officers discovered the two missing teens, along with another teen, inside the room with alcohol, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and condom wrappers. Investigators also reported smelling marijuana inside the room.
In an interview with Fox News, Swogger said that she rented the hotel room to party with some adult friends and not the teens who were found there.
"I got a hotel with me and my girls, and my son came to the hotel with his friends," Swogger said. "I did not serve them any alcohol… If there was marijuana there, it was not mine."
Swogger admitted that there were open condom wrappers inside the room but denied having sex with anyone.
"I did not have any sex," she said, adding, "If they were having sex, they kept it pretty discreet."
On Friday, officials at the Highlands School District sent Swogger a letter about her conduct and her failure to show up for work.
"She did not follow proper procedures in not showing up for work," Superintendent Karol Galcik told Post-gazette.com. "We said that she had a choice to resign or we would be taking this to the school board."
Swogger formally resigned her position on Monday morning.
Yesterday, police charged Swogger with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and four counts of corruption of a minor.