A North Carolina school counselor and wife of a wealthy banker has had her charmed life turned upside down after she allegedly sexted two teenage students, according to cops.
Lesli Bryant, 37, is accused of sending naked pictures of herself to two teens at Orange High School outside Chapel Hill — and asking the teens to do the same, according to court records.
The incidents allegedly involved boys who were 17 and 18 at the time and occurred in November 2025 and April 2026, according to prosecutors.
It’s illegal in North Carolina for school employees to engage sexually with students even after they turn 18.
She was charged on July 1, and turned herself into county deputies the next day.
Bryant faces charges of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and indecent liberties with a student, records show.
After her arrest, Bryant was ordered to remain at her $650,000 home in nearby Hillsborough – where she lives with her husband Daniel Bryant and their two sons.
She was released on a $50,000 bail, assured by her husband, a banker vice president at the Credit Suisse investment bank, court records show.
It is unclear what’s the state of her relationship with husband Daniel – whom she married after being won over by a romantic proposal on Myrtle Beach.
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Bryant is also reported to have resigned from her job at Orange High School after being suspended during the initial sheriff’s investigation into the matter.
Bryant has not pleaded to the charges she faces.
Her attorney did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
