Debra Lafave avoids prison
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:33 am
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Her ex-husband was on FOX News yesterday, and seemed quite stunned at the sentence.
TAMPA, Florida -- A teacher pleaded guilty yesterday to having sex with a 14-year-old boy, avoiding prison as part of a plea agreement.
Debra Lafave, 25, will serve three years of house arrest and seven years of probation. She pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery.
The former Greco Middle School reading teacher apologized during the hearing, saying, "I accept full responsibility for my actions."
The boy told investigators the two had sex in a classroom at the Greco school, located in Temple Terrace near Tampa, as well as in her Riverview townhouse and once in a vehicle while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around Marion County.
The boy said Lafave told him her marriage was in trouble and that she was aroused by the fact that having sex with him was not allowed. If convicted at trial, she could have faced up to 30 years in prison.
Her ex-husband was on FOX News yesterday, and seemed quite stunned at the sentence.