Career
Karr had been working as a substitute teacher in Petaluma, but Bob Raines, the Superintendent-Principal at Wilson Elementary School in Petaluma said she was an ineffective substitute teacher: "He just seemed like somebody who thought he wanted to be a teacher... After a day, I could see it just wasn't for him." She worked from December 2000 through June 2001 in as many as 14 schools in the Petaluma, Old Adobe, Liberty and Wilmar elementary districts. Karr's last paycheck for teaching work in Petaluma was issued in April 2001, the same month that Karr made her first court appearance for the aforementioned pornography charges. When she failed to show up for a readiness conference in December 2001, a judge issued a warrant for Karr's arrest, which was still outstanding as of August 2006.
In March 1996, Karr registered the domain Powerwurks.com and used it as a cover, claiming on Usenet to be "a world wide support organization for kids, teens and college students." As well as seeking troubled or depressed children, she also solicited discussion on sex.
Karr also operated a day care center in northwest Alabama. The Marion County Department of Human Resources issued a license for Karr to begin operating a day care out of her home in June 1997. Under the license, Karr was allowed to care for as many as six children at a time, ranging in age up to 14 years old.
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