A disgraced Maryland instructor who had intercourse with a teenage scholar almost two-dozen occasions was slapped with a 30-year jail sentence – however will solely serve one yr behind bars for the crime.
Melissa Marie Curtis, 32, was handed the three-decade sentence with all however 12 months suspended for participating in sexual acts with the 14-year-old whereas she was a instructor at Montgomery Village Center College in 2015, Fox 5 DC reported.
Curtis — who was 22 on the time — had sexual activity with the minor greater than 20 occasions between January and Might 2015 — with illicit trysts occurring inside the college, her automotive and several other residences, together with her mom’s residence in Montgomery County, in keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by the outlet.
The convicted perv additionally gave the eighth-grader alcohol and marijuana, the Montgomery County Police Division stated.
Prosecutors stated the pair have been typically left alone collectively after the younger teen volunteered for an after-school program Curtis headed, in keeping with court docket docs.
Police launched their investigation in October 2023 when the sufferer got here ahead with the abuse allegations.
Curtis, of Higher Marlboro, was a instructor for roughly two years and had additionally taught at Lakelands Park Center College, cops stated.
The sicko instructor turned herself in to police on Nov. 7, 2023, and was charged with sexual abuse of a minor and a number of counts of third- and fourth-degree sexual offenses.
She pleaded responsible June 20 to a few counts of third-degree intercourse offenses in June, Fox 5 DC reported.
The sexual predator is required to register as a intercourse offender for 25 years and might be barred from having any unsupervised contact with minors apart from her personal youngsters.
The choose additionally sentenced Curtis to serve 5 years of probation.
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