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Fla. Teacher Pleads Guilty in Sex Case

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:05:50 PM
By MITCH STACY

Former middle school teacher Debra Lafave sits with her attorney John Fitzgibbons before the start of her sentencing hearing Tuesday morning, Nov. 22, 2005, at the Hillsborough County Courthouse in Tampa, Fla. Lafave, whose sexual liaisons with a 14-year-old middle school student made tabloid headlines, avoided prison as part of a plea agreement reached Tuesday. Lafave, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A female teacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to having sex with a 14-year-old student, avoiding prison as part of a plea agreement.

Debra Lafave, 25, whose sensational case made tabloid headlines, will serve three years of house arrest and seven years' 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."


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