I wonder what would have happened to Debra Lafave if she had to serve prison time. It would be like throwing fresh meat into a pit of lions.
I'm sure the judge and prosecutor took that into consideration when reaching their plea agreement.
Besides, the judge got her number out of it.... HA HA.
TAMPA, Fla. - Former teacher, Debra Lafave, 25, pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with a 14-year-old student, avoiding prison as part of a plea agreement. Lafave will serve three years of house arrest and seven years' probation. She also pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery.
Lafave apologized during the hearing, saying "I accept full responsibility for my actions."
Lafave and the boy had sex in a classroom at the Greco school, in her Riverview town house and once in the back of her vehicle while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around. Lafave told the boy 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 15 years in prison on each count.
Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman said LaFave also will forever lose her teaching certificate, must register with the state as a sexual predator, may not have any contact with children including the victim, and will not be allowed to profit from the sale of her story or personal appearances.
Lafave's attorney, Fitzgibbons said in July that plea negotiations had broken off because prosecutors insisted on prison time, which he said would be too dangerous for someone as attractive as Lafave. He said then that she planned to plead insanity at trial, claiming emotional stress kept her from knowing right from wrong.
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