That’s the only conclusion you can reach when reading a story like this:
OCALA, Florida (CNN) — Prosecutors here dropped charges Tuesday against a former teacher accused of having sex with a middle school student.
The teacher, Debra Lafave, offered her “deepest apologies” to the 14-year-old boy and his family.
Lafave, 25, said she is undergoing therapy for bipolar disorder and was “very remorseful” about the events that led to her arrest in June 2004.
“My greatest regret would probably be the fact that I put this young man through this,” she said.
Lafave taught reading at a suburban Tampa middle school before her arrest.
The boy told investigators he had sex with Lafave three times in four days in June 2004, according to court documents. One of those times was in a car while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around, he told authorities.
He also said she performed oral sex on him multiple times, including once at her home, the documents said.
In November, Lafave pleaded guilty in Hillsborough County court to two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior. She was sentenced in that case to three years under house arrest and seven years of probation, and was required to register as a sex offender.
Does anyone have a doubt that, if this was a male teacher and a 14 year-old girl, prosecutors would not have only not dropped charges, but he’d be spending hard time in prison right now ?
I didn’t think so.
