Rhode Island teacher indicted on third-degree sexual assault charges allegedly involving student

A now former Rhode Island teacher is facing charges concerning alleged conduct involving a former student.

According to the Rhode Island Attorney General, on Friday, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging 39-year-old Alisha Crins with two counts of third-degree sexual assault.

The alleged acts occurred in the City of Cranston on days and dates between April 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024. The Rhode Island State Police conducted the investigation.

Crins is a former gym teacher at Ponaganset High School in Foster-Glocester. She previously worked in the North Smithfield School District and was also involved as a program instructor for the school’s Health & Fitness/EMT Career and Technical Education program. She resigned from her teaching position in early October 2025 amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with a former student.

According to NRI Now, the student stated that Crins, his Physical Education teacher when he was a sophomore, began sending him flirty text messages, which escalated to exchanging nude photos and videos after he turned 18. She was reportedly married at the time of the initial contact but is now divorced. The relationship allegedly came to light when the student’s girlfriend discovered the messages. The two reportedly kissed but never had sex.

Crins is scheduled for arraignment on March 18th in Providence County Superior Court and is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on May 13th.