A teacher from Barat Academy has been charged this week after the parents of one of her students discovered topless photos sent by the teacher on their son’s email address.

Melissa R. Moss was immediately removed from her classroom by the school’s management. The student’s parents reported the situation to the police. The 27-year-old teacher was charged Tuesday in St. Charles County Circuit Court for furnishing pornographic material to a minor, a misdemeanor. The school put Moss on administrative leave. She was fired two weeks later.

According to a Barat Academy policy, teachers are not allowed to send emails to students that are not related to school. Authorities say that Moss sent the photos in November from her private email account. Lt. Craig McGuire of the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department said that there has not been any physical contact between Moss and the 15-year-old student, Suburban Journal reports.

Melissa R. Moss, of Chesterfield, was in her first year as an English teacher. She was hired last year at Barat, after she submitted very good references. She holds a bachelor’s degree issued by Lindenwood University in St. Charles.

”She's a graduate of Lindenwood University and her letters of recommendation were of highest regard,” said Debby Watson, the President of Barat Academy.

Moss’ attorney Michael Kielty told Newschannel Five’s Mike Bush that “The portrayal of a woman's bare breasts in and of themselves as being pornographic seems to be a bit strong. We don't know the context and I haven't seen the evidence but what I am saying is that bare breasts in and of themselves are not pornography.”

The 15-year-old student, whose identity was no revealed by the police, is receiving counseling. He is still a student at Barat. Moss has not made any comments.