And now, from the "This Woman Is SCARY" department and Yahoo! News...

Sudiegirl sez: OK...the woman in that photo looks really scary, you know? She's only six years past being a teenager, and I guess I will NEVER understand the allure of intercourse with a minor. Whether that makes me one of the lucky ones or not doesn't matter. You can just be sure it won't be happening to me anytime soon. The usual snarky comments...

Fla. Teacher Pleads Guilty in Sex Case
By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago

A female teacher whose sexual liaisons with a 14-year-old middle school student made tabloid headlines has avoided prison time by pleading guilty to having sex with the boy in a classroom and at her home.
Debra Lafave, 25, will serve three years of house arrest and seven years of probation. She pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery. If convicted at trial in Hillsborough County, she could have faced up to 15 years in prison on each count.
(OK, where's the part that says I have to be OK with this? I don't see it anywhere. She got off too easily. Must've had Martha Stewart's lawyer.)

Lafave's ex-husband, Owen Lafave, said Wednesday that she was being treated for mental problems when she committed the crime, but it was a double standard that she avoided prison.
"She is a sexual offender and if it were a male she would have definitely gotten jail time," he told CBS's "The Early Show." (I have to say, I agree with the ex. Maybe not as much since it was consentual, but since it was a minor, they're more easily swayed.)

The victim's mother said after Tuesday's hearing that the public scrutiny had taken its toll on the family. (Yep...and after this, Mom's going to be running DNA tests, fingerprints, social security numbers and a background check on every girl that walks over the threshold. She'll probably take hair samples too! Maybe the CSI crew can give her a few tips, ya think?)

"If we had continued along this path, this would have followed him forever," said the mother, whose name was being withheld to protect her son's identity. "My prayer is that he can leave this behind him and go on and be a happy, healthy young man." (I remember reading the original Smoking Gun entry on this, and he seemed pretty happy to have a hot young teacher wanting his willie, ya know?)

The victim's mother said the boy is "well-adjusted" and shows no signs of having been traumatized. (So I guess we'll have to wait until he's actually in the bell-tower with the semi-automatic rifle to know for sure, huh?)

The boy told investigators he and Lafave had sex in a classroom at the school, located in Temple Terrace near Tampa, in her Riverview town house and once in a vehicle while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around Marion County. (And from what I remember, the 15-year-old cousin didn't have a license either. And one other thing...was he cool with the fact that his cousin was gettin' some while he had to drive the car, or did he just like to watch?)

The boy said he and Lafave, a newlywed at the time, got to know each other on their way back from a class trip to SeaWorld Orlando in May 2004. He also said Lafave told him her marriage was in trouble and that she was aroused by the fact that having sex with him was not allowed.
Lafave apologized during the hearing Tuesday, saying that "I accept full responsibility for my actions." (Well, ya know, Ms. Lafave, when you're married, sex with anyone else but your HUSBAND is not ALLOWED. The least you could have done was been unfaithful with someone your age, or a garden hose, or a specially made appliance for that purpose. I guess I've seen too many of my male cousins at the age of 14, and sometimes they're so wrapped up in a video game they don't think about washing for days. You can smell 'em a mile away.)

The plea agreement also was designed to resolve similar charges in Marion County, where Lafave was scheduled to appear in court Dec. 8. But prosecutor Ric Ridgeway said his office wants to speak with the boy's family first. (That should be interesting. Something tells me the mother of this boy won't be too cool with it.)

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman said LaFave will forever lose her teaching certificate, must register with the state as a sexual predator, may not have any contact with children including the victim, and will not be allowed to profit from the sale of her story or personal appearances. (Oh, she's toast. With jam. And if she's on house arrest, and can't work at what she was trained to do, she won't have a house much longer and will have to be on "refrigerator box arrest". I'm sure the ex-husband is less than thrilled if he has to pay alimony. Personally, she would be better off going to prison and tutoring other prisoners as her service to the state. Anything would be better than being released on her own recognizance, ya know?)

After Tuesday's hearing, Lafave's attorney, John Fitzgibbons, said the plea was "a fair resolution of this case." (Uh-huh. And I'm a supermodel...)

Sudiegirl's final word?

Put the heifer on ice. House arrest is not going to do her any good...especially if she has the Internet. She just looks unpleasant...that icy glare that seems to say, "I hate everyone and you're next."

Bye...
Sudiegirl the not-attracted-to-junior-high-students.