A former Lafayette Parish School system employee who is accused of having sex with an underage foreign exchange student is now facing additional charges in New Orleans. According to a NOLA.com report, Kimberly Wellman-Rich is now facing statutory rape charges in New Orleans after she allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old European exchange student in a French Quarter hotel. Criminal records obtained by NOLA.com include very few details from the investigation but enough to put together a better picture of the complete story behind the allegations against Wellman-Rich. The investigation surrounds the alleged abuse of a teen that 36-year-old Wellman-Rich began hosting in her home back in August. Wellman-Rich is a former LPSS employee who worked as a special ed paraprofessional at Edgar Martin Middle School before she was fired on Feb. 23.