Ex-teacher Stephanie Ragusa pleads guilty to sex with teenagers

April 13th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt  

ragusa Tampa, Apr 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Math’s teacher Stephanie Ragusa pleaded guilty to sex with her teenage students. 31 years old Ragusa said that she had sex with two of her underage students. Her sentencing is due on 15th of June. If she is convicted then she could be behind bars for 10 years. The former middle school Math’s teacher pleaded guilty to three counts of lewd and lascivious battery. She also said she was guilty on 2 counts of having unlawful sex with a minor, in a 2 years old case that involved one of her students who was 16 years old at that time.

The prosecutor said that she had sex with a 14 years old boy, three times during the time period from October 2006 to May 2007. There is also proof against the former teacher in this case, as the prosecutor has a taped phone conversation, which the police officers had recorded in that period with the consent and agreement of the 14-year-old boy. In this phone call Stephanie is heard pleading with the boy, to keep their relationship as a secret. Ragusa also gifted her lovers many things like love letters, and also a key chain with her initials on it.

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