(Carroll, Iowa) – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), reports a woman from Westside was arrested on sex crime charges. Authorities say 24-year-old Cassidy Sue (Branning) Kraus, a former IKM-Manning teacher, was arrested on Class-C felony charges of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, two-counts each of Lascivious Acts with a Child, and three-counts of Dissemination of Obscene Materials to a Minor (all three counts are Serious Misdemeanors).

Cassidy Sue Kraus

Authorities alleged that while employed as a teacher at the IKM-Manning School District, Kraus engaged in multiple sexually oriented acts with three different students, the youngest being 13-years -old. She posted a $10,000 bond the morning after her arrest, and was released from custody.

The case against her was investigated by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Manning Police Department, and the Carroll County Attorney’s Office.