Bond remains at $1 million for Johnston County teacher charged with statutory rape of student

Amanda Doll, 37, of Clayton is charged with statutory rape for a student younger than the age of 15. She is also charged with sexual act with a student and indecent liberties with a student.

On Tuesday, Doll was given a court-appointed attorney.

West Johnston High School teacher arrested, charged with sexual abuse of a student

Only one victim's name was listed on court documents. Warrants show the student attended West Johnston High School and is younger than 15 years old.

A spokesperson for Johnston County Schools said that Doll resigned from her position as English teacher on Sept. 2. She first started out as a substitute teacher in the school system and then was hired as an English teacher in August 2021.

According to an arrest warrant, the alleged sexual abuse happened on Aug. 12.

Doll is currently being held at the Johnston County Courthouse on a $1 million bond. She appeared before a judge on Tuesday morning and asked for a lower bond, saying that she has four kids and works full time to support them. The judge denied her request.

When the judge read out Doll's charges in court on Tuesday, she shook her head.

Doll is due back in court on Sept. 22 for a probable-cause hearing.

On Tuesday, WRAL News went to Doll's home. A family member answered but had no comment on the charges.

Licensed clinical mental health counselor Nicole Wallace said the allegations against an educator can be difficult to navigate when explaining them to children. She said to start the conversation with the following question: What do you know about what it means to be raped or abused?

"I am able to feed in or feel in blanks and respond to what is appropriate to her age group," Wallace said.

"A lot of times, children don’t have words for it, but they feel it in their body," Wallace said.