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A former teacher from Georgia is accused of sexually assaulting a student and attempting to convince the teen to run away to Mexico with her after investigators uncovered nearly 20,000 damning text messages between the pair, according to multiple reports.
The Roswell Police Department said in a statement that 55-year-old Amanda Katz was arrested on June 2. Bond was set at $25,000, according to jail records.
'I can’t stop looking at you and certainly keep my hands to myself.'
WAGA-TV reported that Katz was charged with improper sexual contact by an employee or agent.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to the New York Post.
Katz had been a teacher and administrative assistant at Roswell High School.
WXIA-TV obtained the arrest warrant saying Katz was a teacher of the alleged victim before she transitioned into an administrative role at Roswell High School.
Police said Katz sexually assaulted a 16-year-old student during multiple off-campus encounters between December 2025 and February 2026.
Katz resigned during the middle of the police investigation, police said.
Fulton County Schools confirmed the district no longer employs her.
Citing the affidavit, the Post reported that the alleged victim told police he had unprotected sex several times with Katz in her home and the backseat of her Jaguar car.
"During a forensic interview, the teen told investigators Katz encouraged him to transfer from Roswell High School to another high school that would allow him to graduate sooner," WXIA reported.
The student said Katz told him she was "literally scared s**tless" about the prospect of getting caught with the boy and going to prison, the affidavit said.
WXIA reported that Katz was "considered a trusted family friend" of the alleged victim, and she even tutored the boy's younger sibling. The affidavit said Katz bought gifts for the alleged victim's siblings, including jewelry and a Nintendo Switch.
The teen's mother grew suspicious of the alleged illicit relationship when Katz invited the boy and his family to a cabin in the north Georgia mountains during Valentine's Day weekend, the arrest warrant stated.
WSB-TV reported that the teen’s mother said she noticed how "comfortable" Katz and her son were.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained the arrest warrant saying the teen's mother discovered text messages on her son's cell phone and "knew there was something wrong."
The warrant said when Katz returned to work after the trip, she told her co-workers that she was "in a manic state" and complained that her "boyfriend’s mother" said they couldn't be in a relationship.
The warrant revealed that when a co-worker learned that Katz's boyfriend was a student at the high school, the co-worker alerted authorities.
Detectives obtained the teen's cell phone, which revealed Katz and the boy exchanged at least 19,585 text messages and made 591 calls, the warrant said.
"Throughout the lengthy text thread between [teen] and Amanda, they discussed their relationship and potential future lives together, how and why they need to keep their relationship secret, and multiple sexual interactions," the affidavit said, according to People magazine.
The New York Post reported, "In other messages, she told the boy that sex was 'fun,' and that she would 'walk away from everything' to be with him."
The warrant said Katz messaged the student, "I meant everything I said to you. I would give you everything I have. And I’m human. I know it sounds stupid, but you not being mine isn’t an option. I can’t do this."
The alleged victim told investigators Katz wanted him to move into her home after he graduated from high school, police said.
"[He] said he had mixed feelings about leaving his family and that Amanda wanted to go further with their relationship, move in together, and to commit to each other. ... [He] said Amanda offered to take care of him (financially and provide a place to stay, etc.)," the affidavit read.
Katz also wanted the student to move to Mexico with her, police said.
"[He] also said that Amanda had told him that she wanted to move to Mexico with him, but he did not want to do that, nor did he understand why she would want to go there," the affidavit revealed.
According to the affidavit, "Amanda also admitted that her actions were inappropriate and that she could be arrested if detected."
"I have done a lot of stupid things. A lot. But this is top level," Katz wrote, according to the affidavit.
"I am crazy about you. I can’t be around you," Katz said to the teen, the affidavit said.
The affidavit said Katz texted the teen, "I can’t stop looking at you and certainly keep my hands to myself. Just telling you this can get me fired. ... I need to leave Roswell. ... Please delete this entire thread."
"I was truly happy for the first time in a long time. I want you to know that. But this is killing me. This conversation can’t happen. Everything about us has to be deleted," read a text message Katz sent to the teen on Dec. 29, 2025, WSB reported.
"We are lying to everyone. For what? How long? I don’t want to go to jail ... I won’t do well in jail ... I’m too pretty," Katz wrote to the teen, the warrant stated.
The arrest warrant said Katz told the teen, "I loved you. And this is the most f**ked up and scary thing that has ever happened to me. You f**king broke my heart. ... This is probably the worst thing anyone has ever done to me. You abandoned me."
The Roswell Police Department and Fulton County Schools did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.
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