A former Blount county high school teacher indicted on charges he had an inappropriate relationship with a female student married that student over the weekend. 
 
 Matthew Shane Wester, 37, married Amy Nicole Cox, 18, in Gulf Shores on Saturday, according to public records. The marriage, authorities said, could impact the criminal case against Wester, who resigned as a teacher and coach at Cleveland High School. 
 
 A grand jury indicted Wester in January on one count of a teacher have sexual contact with a student. Wester , a math teacher and coach at Cleveland High School, was placed on paid leave in November 2014 amid the allegations. He has since resigned his position. 
 
 According to the indictment, Wester "intentionally and knowingly engaged with a male or female student under the age of 19 in sexual contact which was done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either party, to wit - kissing and spending the night with the victim." 
 
 Wester taught 10th Grade Advanced Geometry, 11th Grade Geometry, 12th Grade Algebraic Connections and 9th Grade Algebra. He was also an assistant varsity football coach and head track coach. He is a graduate of Cleveland High School, and was married at the time the investigation began. Their divorce was final in April, and Wester's ex-wife was awarded custody of their child. 
 
 Efforts to reach couple for comment weren't immediately successful. Cox graduated from high school in May, and they obtained their marriage license in Cullman County on June 8. 
 
 Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said she was made aware of the marriage over the weekend. "I was provided a marriage license this morning out of Cullman County, which confirmed that they were married on Saturday in Gulf Shores,'' Casey said. "The charges currently pending against Mr. Wester stem from an investigation of his relationship with the victim while she was a student and he was a teacher." 
 
 "Now that the legal status of their relationship has changed, we will have to look at our case to determine how we will proceed,'' she said. "Pursuant to Ala. Code 1975 12-21-227, "The husband and wife may testify either for or against each other in criminal cases, but shall not be compelled to do so." ||||| Blount County Schools 
 
 An Alabama high school math teacher married an 18-year-old recent graduate over the weekend, after he was charged in January with having an inappropriate relationship with her. 
 
 Matthew Shane Wester, 37, was indicted in January and charged with one count of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19, according to Al.com. 
 
 The New York Daily News reports that according to the January indictment, the teacher “intentionally and knowingly engaged with a male or female student under the age of 19 in sexual conduct which was done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either party, to wit — kissing and spending the night with the victim." 
 
 Now, the site reports, Wester has married Amy Cox, 18. Cox graduated from the high school in May, Al.com reports. 
 
 Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey told The Huffington Post that Cox was 17 at the time of the alleged sexual contact. 
 
 "At this time we do not have any plans to dismiss" the case against Wester, Casey said. She told Al.com that the charges against Wester "stem from an investigation of his relationship with the victim while she was a student and he was a teacher." 
 
 But, under Alabama law, spouses cannot be compelled to testify against each other. 
 
 Wester was placed on leave in November after the allegations emerged. He remains on leave pending the outcome of his case, Al.com reports. 
 
 Cox did not immediately return a request for comment. A phone number for a Matthew Shane Wester in Blount County was disconnected.
– Former Alabama math teacher Matthew Shane Wester—accused of having sexual contact with student Amy Nicole Cox—married the teen over the weekend. Wester, 37, and Cox, 18, got hitched just weeks after she graduated high school. Cox was still 17 years old when she had an inappropriate relationship with the then-married Wester, Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey tells the Huffington Post. The relationship was discovered in November, and Wester was placed on unpaid leave. He later resigned, according to AL.com. The former assistant football coach, head track coach, and algebra and geometry teacher was indicted in January, and finalized his divorce in April. Per the indictment, Wester "intentionally and knowingly engaged with a male or female student under the age of 19 in sexual contact which was done for the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either party, to wit—kissing and spending the night with the victim." The pair's marriage will not halt the criminal investigation, although it may impede its progress. "Now that the legal status of their relationship has changed, we will have to look at our case to determine how we will proceed,'' Casey says, because under Alabama law spouses cannot be compelled to testify against each other. (In other teacher-turned-lover news: Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili are still married after 10 years.)