Mother: Ashley Reeves neck not broken:

Good news for Ashley Reeves, the 17-year-old girl who was assaulted and left for dead in the woods by gym teacher Samson Shelton. It was originally thought that Shelton had broken her neck. He confessed to hearing her neck snap when he assaulted her. However, her parents are reporting that is not the case…

“Her neck was injured in the attack, but there are no fractures and no paralysis,” her mother, Michelle Reeves said.

No word yet on how this will affect the charges against Shelton.