Substitute Teacher In Gunnison Accused of Sexual Conduct With Teen Student

A substitute teacher in Gunnison has been arrested after police say she engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with a 17-year-old boy whom she originally met while in his classroom. According to police, Ashlyn Amy Harvey, age 34, was a substitute teacher at Gunnison Valley High School in Dec. 2022. According to a police booking affidavit, “as a joke, one of his friends dared him to friend her on social media. This he did, and to his surprise she accepted the invitation. According to the victim, the two began exchanging messages, memes, texts and eventually phone calls over the next several months.” The boy told police he would meet Harvey late at night and she would pick him up in her husband’s car. According to the affidavit, the boy said by July 2023 there was inappropriate touching between the two. When questioned by police, Harvey admitted to taking long drives with the teen and having him at her house twice, but denied any sexual conduct. She was booked into the Sanpete County Jail on Tuesday for investigation of five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 17-year-old.