A 39-year-old female school teacher has been jailed for stalking two male students and demanding sex from them, reports News Corp.
Allison Marchese, an English teacher from Connecticut in the United States, sent two of her students winking emojis, saucy texts and half-naked selfies, a court heard yesterday.
The mother-of-two was originally charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.
She could have been jailed for up to 20 years if convicted, however she pleaded guilty last November to reduced charges.
The charges she admitted were two counts of first-degree unlawful restraint, two of second-degree reckless endangerment, one of second-degree harassment and one of second-degree threatening.
Connecticut teacher gets 3 yrs jail after pleading guilty to sending thong photos to students – https://t.co/wtnuO6sbhB#AllisonMarchesepic.twitter.com/7sTFmt0fzd
— Georgia Newsday (@georgianewsday) March 4, 2017
News.com described how Marchese cried in court as relatives of the boys spoke about the impact her actions have had on their lives.
“The actions done by this woman has caused immeasurable damage to my son,” said one parent.
Judge Melanie Cradle told Marchese: “You were a teacher and you were in a position of trust. And the bottom line here is the victims are kids and were their teacher.”
“A person who is engaged in the noble profession of shaping lives, values and thought processes of our youth.”
“It’s certainly a gift you should’ve taken more seriously.”
The court heard that Marchese called a 17-year-old student into her classroom, where they kissed. The student said that Marchese locked the door, closed the blinds and performed a sex act on him.
After the incident the student “freaked” out and demanded that Marchese pay him AUD $260 not to tell anyone what happened.
But the teacher then threatened him, claiming “her father was an abusive man who had spent time in jail and had contacts in the Mafia.”
The court also heard that Marchese had sent him “weird” sexual messages.
The teacher also shared partially nude photos on Instagram, which were seen by other students.
Former Madison teacher Allison Marchese sentenced for having inappropriate relationships with two of her students. https://t.co/LWk9cedtAH pic.twitter.com/3KxPFuHbjt
— WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) March 4, 2017
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If she were a man she would have got 2 months in jail. Ridiculous how men get off light compared to woman. But that is the justice system. Biased in favour of male offenders.
That is quite simply the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. There are a million studies showing conclusively that men get much harsher penalties than women. It is endemic. Just google sentencing gender bias and see which way around the issue lies.
Yeah if she was a man, the judge would have said the student was to blame and let him off with a warning.
That is absolutely false and even the briefest google will determine that men get longer sentences for these crimes. Not long enough, but definitely longer.