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moe.ron 07-04-2004 06:13 AM

Another Sex Craved Teacher
 
Quote:

Hot for Student: A Teacher on Trial
Newsweek

July 12 issue - When the 14-year-old student told his cousin that a "hot teacher" at his Tampa, Fla., middle school liked him, his cousin didn't believe it. So the student decided to prove it. He arranged for the two to meet reading teacher Debra LaFave one day in June, according to a police affidavit. They drove around in her SUV and bought smoothies. Then LaFave, 23, ceded the wheel to the cousin and repaired to the back seat with the student. According to the affidavit, "she moaned a couple of times, then laughed at something." When LaFave later made a pit stop, the affidavit reads, the student exclaimed to his cousin: "It was awesome."
Read Rest Here

You Can See Her Wedding Photos Here

Kevin 07-04-2004 09:17 AM

For someone that looks like that, all I can think is how dumb she had to be to pick someone that age. She could probably get just about any guy, but she shoots for a 14-year-old? I'd say someone that stupid shouldn't be allowed to reproduce.

Munchkin03 07-04-2004 11:39 AM

WTF?!

She looks so much better in those wedding pictures than in other pictures I've seen of her.

Poor husband. He looks so happy! :(

Peaches-n-Cream 07-04-2004 01:38 PM

She is very pretty and, apparently, very stupid to have a fling with a 14 year old student. I didn't find 14 year old boys attractive when I was 14 and definitely not at 23.

IowaStatePhiPsi 07-04-2004 01:43 PM

gotta feel sorry for the husband- married less than a year and cheated on by a kid 10years younger

PhiPsiRuss 07-04-2004 01:49 PM

1) She's hot!
2) That boy is very lucky.
3) I feel very sorry for the husband.
4) What the hell is going inside her head?

Cluey 07-04-2004 02:52 PM

I will never understand what goes on in a teacher's head that makes them think it is ok to seduce a student. That goes for both male and female teachers, as we all know it happens the other way, too.

I feel horribly for everyone involved and I really hope that the woman and the kid get psychological help.

James 07-04-2004 05:55 PM

Why does the kid need therapy? He's a stud.

Remember, there is a healthy double standard in this country, so its different when a young boy has sex with an older woman than a younger girl.

I wonder who turned them in? Whoever they are, they suck.

Intriguing that the mom called the police like that. I think my father would have been rather proud of me had I done the same thing.

I certainly would be proud of a son that did that.

PhiPsiRuss 07-04-2004 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by James
I think my father would have been rather proud of me had I done the same thing.
My father would have bought me a car, even though I wasn't old enough to drive it.

kddani 07-04-2004 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
gotta feel sorry for the husband- married less than a year and cheated on by a kid 10years younger
Not to make light on the subject, but I would gladly comfort him. He's pretty good looking!

CatStarESP4 07-05-2004 01:20 AM

I wonder why the screening process failed the system. The red lights should have been flashing rapidly and the sirens making some noise when looking into her past.

I also feel bad for her husband being cheated on by two teenagers.


:eek: :rolleyes: :eek: :rolleyes: :eek: :rolleyes: :eek: :rolleyes:

Jill1228 07-05-2004 03:39 AM

That's what I'm saying! He is pretty hot

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Originally posted by kddani
Not to make light on the subject, but I would gladly comfort him. He's pretty good looking!

swissmiss04 07-05-2004 10:41 AM

From what I heard, she told the 14 year old guy that her marriage (which wasn't old at all....4 months?) was bad. 1, that's not an excuse to cheat. And 2, the kid probably can't understand the concept of marriage.

Rio_Kohitsuji 07-05-2004 02:56 PM

Ewww.

I only have a year left before I become a middle school teacher (grades 4-9). These are the kind of people that make it harder for good people to become teachers...

I'm wondering one thing, I know at my school it takes FOREVER to get through the program and you have to go through a lot of red tape to even get a degree, in which it's not even a official til you take the Praxis III test (you must take this test after being in the field for a year and be tested in the classroom by a master teacher). What school did she graduate from? State? Normally there are signs to build up to this. Where on earth were the prof's?


On a side note, maybe she left the hubby because the kid was packed bigger than he was, lol ;)

starang21 07-05-2004 09:52 PM

damn, i feel sorry for the husband. to know your wife is a skeezer.

James 07-05-2004 10:19 PM

And to know she would rather give it away to a high school freshmen then him.

He Will never live that down as long as he lives.

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Originally posted by starang21
damn, i feel sorry for the husband. to know your wife is a skeezer.

starang21 07-05-2004 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by James
And to know she would rather give it away to a high school freshmen then him.

He Will never live that down as long as he lives.

his friends will probably never say it to him...unless they want to come up missing.

Colonist 07-06-2004 04:09 PM

That kid rocks... where was this woman when I was 14?

James 07-06-2004 09:35 PM

Here is a link to the 7 page police report.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0628042teach2.html

lyrica9 07-07-2004 02:45 AM

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Originally posted by Rio_Kohitsuji
What school did she graduate from? State?
next we'll be debating what sorority she was in:p j/k

The1calledTKE 07-07-2004 08:03 AM

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Originally posted by lyrica9
next we'll be debating what sorority she was in:p j/k
lol you may have just caused a bunch of girls to go check their sorority databases .

KellyO97 07-07-2004 09:14 AM

Found this online:


The Tampa Tribune remains hot on the case and delivers fresh details:

Lafave is a lifelong resident of Hillsborough County. She was an active student at Bloomingdale High School. She was a member of the chorus and the Ambassadors, also a singing group. She participated in a fashion education program that lets students work jobs for class credit.

After graduation, she went on to the University of South Florida to major in English. During her years there, she worked at a series of part-time jobs, including nail technician, waitress and bank teller, according to her school district resume.

Lafave also worked as a model for Makes and Models Magazine, which features exotic cars. She was in its first issue, which included a photograph titled "Man's Best Friends,'' in which she sat atop a wide-screen television showing a Porsche.

While Lafave was attending USF, her older sister, Angela Beasley, died in in a car crash in April 2001. Army Capt. Joseph F. Piotrowski pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence after he ran a stop sign and collided with a vehicle driven by Beasley, who was pregnant.

A year later, Lafave began her college internship at Weightman Middle School in Wesley Chapel, where her supervisors were impressed with her dedication.

"In the classroom, Ms. Beasley maintains a positive enthusiastic, well-managed learning environment,'' then Weightman Principal Robert Aguis wrote in a recommendation letter. "She has always displayed confidence and professionalism.''

Professor Cindy Campbell supervised Lafave during her internship. Campbell said Lafave showed promise to be an excellent teacher.

"She was so well-researched and prepared for her lessons,'' Campbell said. "She was one of those students that stood out. She was so professional during her internship. I still use her as an example in my teachings.''

After completing her internship, Lafave was hired by the Hillsborough County school district. On her application, Lafave stated: "I will work hard to ensure that children learn how to positively interact among the multiplicity of personalities, cultures, beliefs and ideals. Ultimately, I will provide my students with a classroom environment that makes them feel free to explore both their creative and intellectual sides.''

After her first year teaching, in July 2003, she married Kristian Owen Lafave, who turned 26 on Wednesday. They live in a town home in Riverview.

Debra Lafave has not returned telephone calls seeking comment.

She remains on administrative leave and is expected to be suspended without pay by the school board this month. If convicted, Lafave faces up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to $10,000 on each of five charges.

ztabchbum 07-07-2004 09:42 AM

I know a few people that know both her and her husband. She was a bit of a slut in high school and not much has apparently changed. Her husband is the all-around good guy and is very upset that his name is being dragged through the mud because of all of this. From what has been told to me, they were having marital problems and it looked as though they were on their way to divorce and now this has all surfaced.

ztabchbum 07-07-2004 12:09 PM

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Originally posted by AXiD670
Okay, this chick really is psycho. If she was driving all the way from Riverview to Ocala just to see this boy, she must have had it for him bad. That's not just a leisurely drive across town.

You are 100% right about that. It's a good 2 hour drive.

I originally had heard these two were from Wisconsin or Michigan or somewhere up north. But the article on smoking gun says she was a native Floridian. Perhaps I got confused and that's where her husband is from?

From what I know, they are both native Floridians.

What has her husband said/done through all of this? Is he going to support her? Has he made any public comments? It would be hard enough for me to support my husband if he were to have an affair, let alone an affair w/ a 14 year-old child.

He hasn't said or done anything. He hasn't even appeared on TV, except in photos of the 2 of them. He wasn't there when she got bailed out either.

Speaking of her husband, anyone else agree that he's kinda' (okay, really) hot? But what's the deal w/ all these people (Floridians especially) wearing khaki shorts and white shirts for their engagement photos? My best friend got married in March and that's what they wore for theirs.

He's a total hottie - everyone in Tampa agrees. And about the engagement photos, I think they were married in the summer and it's just to freaking hot to wear anything else. :cool:

Cluey 07-07-2004 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by AXiD670
But what's the deal w/ all these people (Floridians especially) wearing khaki shorts and white shirts for their engagement photos?
Most of my friends who have gotten married have done the white and khaki thing, too. It's the in thing to do, I guess. Supposedly, the white and khaki look helps take beautiful black and white pictures, which are very popular.

ZTAngel 07-07-2004 02:57 PM

The khaki and white is popular among my friends who recently got married, too. My extended family got our pictures taken together during Thanksgiving last year and the portraits are taken on the beach in...you guessed it....khaki and white. :)

I'm with Dani. I would definitely love to comfort her husband. I can't believe she cheated with a 14-year-old when she had such a good looking (and legal) guy at home!

Rio_Kohitsuji 07-15-2004 12:42 PM

I was watching Inside Edition and they just said that the teacher was heavily involved with Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Hmm...it all started with him...:p

madmax 07-15-2004 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by Rio_Kohitsuji
I was watching Inside Edition and they just said that the teacher was heavily involved with Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. Hmm...it all started with him...:p
I saw that too. According to Inside Edition Nick Carter was her boyfriend when she was in highschool..

DeltaSigStan 07-15-2004 02:51 PM

Trifling Whore

USFSDTAlum 07-15-2004 06:10 PM

a lot of people in tampa have been with Nick Carter, it takes me more then one hand to count the number of people I know personally that have been. (Oh going to school in tampa - classy classy town. :( )


As far as khaki and white, they have beach pictures, when the fam got them done years ago they say you can wear either jeans or khaki bottoms, and then a very very light pastel top. Most people pick khaki and white cause it looks the best/stylish. And it photgraphs well with the background.

WCUgirl 12-01-2004 02:33 PM

Update!
 
She's using the insanity defense. And it looks like her husband did file for divorce. Sounds like life has gotten pretty rough.

Link to article

Teacher will use insanity defense
With it, Debra Lafave will try to fend off charges that she had sex with one of her 14-year-old students.
By CHRISTOPHER GOFFARD, Times Staff Writer
Published December 1, 2004

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Lafave says she's insane

TAMPA - Debra Lafave, the suspended Greco Middle School teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, will claim she was insane at the time of the alleged encounters.

Lafave's attorney, John Fitzgibbons, announced in court Tuesday that he would file notice of an insanity defense "in the near future."

"Debbie has some profound emotional issues that are not her fault," Fitzgibbons said afterward. Several doctors have examined Lafave in recent months, Fitzgibbons said, and their findings will cast light on what happened in this case.

As expected, a cadre of camera crews turned out Tuesday to capture the 24-year-old Lafave, blond and blue-eyed, as she entered and left the courtroom, flanked by her lawyer and family.

Gone was the smoky eye shadow and hot red lipstick that have characterized her image on national TV and on the Internet.

Instead, Lafave showed up for court Tuesday with muted makeup, a somber black suit and heels, her hair demurely pinned back. A small golden crucifix hung from her neck.

Lafave has pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition, each of which carry a maximum 15-year prison term.

The charges stem from a teenage student's claims that he and Lafave had sex five times in early June, encounters that allegedly occurred in her Riverview townhouse, her classroom and the back of her Isuzu during rides through Ocala.

The defense is expected to point to the horrific April 2001 death of Lafave's older sister, Angela Beasley, who was 24 years old and five months pregnant when an intoxicated Army captain, Joseph Piotrowski, plowed his Jeep into her car. Piotrowski is now serving a 30-year prison term for the crime.

During Piotrowski's court-martial in August 2001, Lafave testified about how depressed, angry and ill she had been since her sister's death. "It's hard to concentrate on anything but that," she said.

Her mother, Joyce Beasley, described her as "pretty much a basket case" as a result of her sister's death.

Under the law, the state will be allowed to enlist its own mental health expert to examine Lafave, and the results are admissible in court to rebut defense psychiatrists. However, Lafave retains her right not to testify at her trial.

At the request of both sides, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman agreed to delay Lafave's trial, which was scheduled for Dec. 6. The case goes before the judge again on March 22 for a pretrial hearing, with a trial set for April 25.

Legal experts say an insanity claim is a defense of last resort, often relied on when the defense cannot plausibly dispute the alleged facts.

"The essence of an insanity defense is the defendant must in some medium admit the offense," said veteran defense attorney Norman Cannella. "That is the heart of the defense."

But such a defense is notoriously tough to sell to a jury. In November, Fitzgibbons, Lafave's attorney, failed to persuade jurors that another client, Plant City pediatrician George Rada, was insane when he gunned down his wife. Rada was convicted of first-degree murder.

The insanity defense is rarely used in sex cases. In March, Randolph Standifer, a 23-year-old Tampa man, was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 9-month-old girl, despite his lawyers' plea that he was insane when it happened.

In the Lafave case, the defense faces particular trouble, in that she is accused of multiple sex acts occurring over weeks.

"I have trouble conceptualizing how Fitzgibbons intends to use (the insanity defense) without insulting the jury," Cannella said. "I don't think the common person would be able to juxtapose insanity and consensual sex."

Under Florida law, Lafave can be considered insane if she suffered from a mental infirmity at the time of the alleged crime and, as a result, failed to grasp the consequences of her action or its wrongness. According to standard jury instructions, "unrestrained passion or ungovernable temper," even if they eclipse normal judgment, do not equate with insanity.

Apart from criminal troubles, Lafave is in the midst of a divorce from Kristian Lafave, to whom she had been married less than a year when she was arrested in June. Two months later, he asked for a divorce.

The Hillsborough School Board has suspended Lafave without pay until her case is resolved. Recently, she has been struggling to pay off the Visa bill from her honeymoon while working as an office assistant at an Apollo Beach air conditioning company, according to court documents.

Later this week, the State Attorney's Office is expected to release discovery material in the case, including police reports and the transcript of recorded phone calls between Lafave and the 14-year-old student.

ZTAngel 12-01-2004 03:41 PM

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Originally posted by USFSDTAlum
a lot of people in tampa have been with Nick Carter, it takes me more then one hand to count the number of people I know personally that have been. (Oh going to school in tampa - classy classy town. :( )

I just saw this and it made me laugh. So true! I know of 2 people. The Backstreet Boys and N'Sync use to come into Orlando a lot and hook up with girls from the local crowd. Nick Carter and JC Chasez = man whores.

ADqtPiMel 12-01-2004 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZTAngel
I just saw this and it made me laugh. So true! I know of 2 people. The Backstreet Boys and N'Sync use to come into Orlando a lot and hook up with girls from the local crowd. Nick Carter and JC Chasez = man whores.
JC Chasez can be my man whore anyyyyy time he wants to.

But that's a whole 'nother thread.

AlphaSigOU 12-01-2004 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
Trifling Whore
No, no, no ya gotta say it in that exaggerated Joisey accent Joey Pants (Joe Pantoliano) did in The Sopranos.

Trifling Hoo-wer!

:D

James 12-01-2004 11:47 PM

Well she is already a laughing stock to the rest of the country . . she already lost her job, but I don't think we need to put her in jail . . unless we think she is a danger to society by offering other boys in puberty blow jobs?

preciousjeni 12-02-2004 12:46 AM

An insanity plea is such a hard thing to pull off. I really feel for her. Most cases I've seen like this involve a sex addiction that manifests itself in some pretty horrible ways that led to horrible consequences.

PhiPsiRuss 12-02-2004 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by preciousjeni
Most cases I've seen like this...
How many cases have you seen like this?

preciousjeni 12-02-2004 04:29 PM

LOL! I'm talking about teachers/staff with students. There were two cases at my school. And, that was a Christian school!!

Back in 1995, Marie Hiller had a sexual relationship with a student. She was a Bible and science teacher. I had her for eighth grade earth science. She's the one I remember most.

Shortfuse 12-03-2004 11:17 AM

MAN, she is HOT.


Where was these teachers at when i was in Middle/High School. I wouldn't have told a SOUL! Well not until I published my book which is due in 25 years.


Mein Kampf

THE DIRTY VERSION

DigitalAngel126 12-06-2004 12:24 PM

Craziness. I do feel bad for the husband though...poor guy probably didn't know what he was getting in to...


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