Former Teacher Gets 33-Year Prison Term for Abusing 13-Year-Old Student

A former middle school teacher in Texas has been sentenced to 33 years in prison after a jury convicted her of continuous sexual abuse of a 13-year-old student. She was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine, with all sentences running concurrently. During the two-day trial, prosecutors presented testimony from six witnesses and introduced text messages, photographs and video recordings. The victim told jurors the abuse destroyed his friendships, sense of self and nearly his life, while his mother spoke of the family’s emotional toll. The case began when the student’s parents alerted school police to an inappropriate relationship. A forensic examination of the student’s phone recovered communications that became crucial evidence. The defendant pleaded not guilty but was found guilty in less than two hours of deliberation.

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