(CNS): An assistant teacher at the Layman E. Scott Sr High School on Cayman Brac has been cleared to return to class after a police investigation found no misconduct on her part relating to allegations that she posted inappropriate images on social media.
However, local vlogger Kerry Rosita Whittaker (neé Tibbetts), who apparently made the allegations on her social media channel, has been charged with harassment and IT offences.
Jinky Ann Walton was suspended from her job as a special needs educator in September after accusations were made that she had posted pornographic images of herself online, which were circulated to students. The police investigated and found no support for these accusations.
Whittaker (57), who hosts a vlog on Facebook, was said to have passed comment about the allegations, though the police have not revealed the details. However, she has posted the indictment on Facebook, accusing the authorities of muzzling her with misuse of the ICT legislation and claiming that she will be acquitted.
In a brief release about the charges against Whittaker, the RCIPS said that sometime before 15 September 2025, a staff member at the high school made a report to the Cayman Brac Police Station regarding a social media post making allegations about her. The Cayman Brac Police conducted an investigation into this report.
This investigation concluded with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions charging Whittaker, who initially posted the allegations, with the use of an ICT network to annoy, harass or threaten.
While the police were undertaking that investigation, the RCIPS (Protective Services Unit) was conducting a parallel investigation into the allegations of misconduct, which were aired in the local media on 15 September 2025. The RCIPS said that the PSU’s extensive enquiries found no evidence to support the allegations against Walton, who has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Whittaker is due to appear in Summary Court on the Brac on 29 January.
Meanwhile, Walton has returned to work. The Department of Education Services issued a short statement to say that an educator at the school “who was placed on administrative leave in September 2025, in accordance with safeguarding protocols, has been cleared to resume duties, as no evidence was found to support allegations of misconduct”.
The DES said it “welcomes the educator’s return and reaffirms its commitment to maintaining a safe, supportive learning environment for all students and staff”.
