Calif. teen splits from teacher after his arrest

In this photo taken Friday, April 6, 2012 and provided by the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Dept., Christopher James Hooker is seen in Modesto, Calif. / AP Photo/Stanislaus County Sheriffs

Updated 5:14 PM ET

(AP) MODESTO, Calif. - A Northern California teen who made national news when she and her high school teacher moved in together says she has broken off the relationship following allegations that he sexually abused another student.

Jordan Powers, 18, told ABC News that when her now former boyfriend, Christopher Hooker, called her from jail she told him, "We're done."

Hooker, 41, was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexually abusing a different student more than a decade ago.

Ex-teacher arrested for sex abuse of minor

After being booked on one count of oral copulation with a minor, he made a brief court appearance during which a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Powers and Hooker moved in together in February, with Powers dropping out of James Enochs High School in Modesto and Hooker quitting his teaching job there and leaving his wife and three children.

The two appeared on a number of national talk shows and in interviews, and maintained they didn't have a sexual relationship until she turned 18. But police are still investigating whether there was inappropriate contact before that.

During Saturday's interview with ABC, Powers said she had "lost everything for this guy."

"I lost my senior year. I gave up all my friends at high school because they didn't agree with me," she said.

Meanwhile, the teen's mother, Tammie Powers, said that after Hooker was arrested, she helped her daughter move out of the small apartment the two shared.

The mother and daughter have left for an undisclosed location out of the area, The Modesto Bee reported.

"She is safe, and I'm glad of that, and I'm elated that he's in custody," Tammie Powers told the newspaper.

Hooker was released from the Stanislaus County Jail after posting $50,000 bail, the newspaper reported.

[OG360speak]

I have watched the Dr. Phil segment, and I have read the comments here regarding this issue. No one seems to have any concerns about the three children he carelessly abandoned to pursue this Modesto Lolita.I believe that they are extremely hurt and embarrassed about their father's totally arrogant disregard of their feelings. That is the real crime that has been committed. Way to go DAD!!

[AnnieDanny]

I'm proud of this mother for being there for her kid. I'm sure it's been a trial for this Mom to go through. I hope the daughter gets back on track now.

[misands]

This man shouldn't be allowed near another school for the rest of his life.

[bruce789]

The kids look up to the teacher, difficult to say but some teens are more mature and they don't require as much money as older women. I remember when I was in high school the teacher was preaching on the noble cause of the Vietnam war, my dad thought that was wrong, I was worried about being embarrassed.

[1pheasant1]

"I gave up all my friends at high school because they didn't agree with me," she said.

What didn't they agree with? Perhaps it was you having an affair with a married family man. You get no sympathy from me. You're old enough to know better.

[TruthIsInDetails]

This is why 30+ yo men should not be hooking up with teens.
Clearly, this girl has been duped by this guy and he is a total sexual predator. I hope they deal with him 'severely' in jail/prison.

[andie52]

I can't believe that some posters are blaming her mother I knew this ridiculous 'romance' didn't stand a chance after watching them on Dr. Phil. I also believe that there may be more young girls in this man's past who still haven't come forward. He's a liar and a manipulator.

[ksmit2]

Well, boo hoo for little Nellie Belle. What did you expect from
someone who could throw away a wife and three kids to live with
have a teen honey. Don't worry, you'll meet a millionaire coming
out of the dollar store one day and live happily ev...

[askagain]

In 2000, there were over 76 million students in American schools. How often do we hear of incidents like this? Their must be hundreds of thousands of teachers, too. Again, the number of incidents like this is miniscule. Yet, some people are quick to act as if we have an epidemic going on. One poster talks about a puritanical society in America. We have to expect some incidents in a liberal society. (Notice, I did not mention liberals but I did mention a liberal society.) For example, we accept divorce as a right and don't blink an eye at the high number of divorces. Years ago, few divorces were allowed and divorced people were shunned not only by the church but by the average American. We live in a freewheeling society where many people thinks virtually any behavior is acceptable. It isn't so much that we live in a puritanical society but that we allow our standards to be so loose. Of course, it would be naive to believe that eveyone would agree with me.

[Transatlantique]

I saw this report, and the mother would stop at nothing to put this man in jail. She may have paid someone to make false allegations so it would lead to his arrest. However, if that is true, we will never know because even if this man didn't do anything with anyone else 10 years before, everyone now thinks he is guilty until proven innocent instead of the other way around. This probably won't be a fair trial.

If he is guilty of such an act, then he should have known that this kind of thing would surface if he appeared on national broadcast, which makes me wonder if he really is that stupid. A smart person would have kept the relationship with Ms. Powers quiet in either case, guilty or not. I do believe he didn't have a sexual relationship with Ms. Powers before she was 18, however, there is no way of truly knowing. Testimony shouldn't be enough because there has to be a physical test administered to prove that intercourse took place.

[kainos2]

A middle aged man does not engage in the kind of behavior he displayed with Ms. Powers without that behavior being a progressive and longstanding pattern in his life. He is a predator, plain and simple, even if some of his behavior may have been barely "legal." Predators don't stop with 1 victim; they keep victimizing until they are stopped.