Stephanie Ragusa

Florida middle school teacher Stephanie Ragusa was arrested three times from March to April of 2008, and charged with having sex with two of her underage students. On July 8, 2008, a Florida prosecutor released photos of the three tattoos on Ragusa's stomach and lower back. The tattoos were entered as evidence into the case the Hillsborough County State Attorney's building against her. Ragusa is currently being held without bond in the Hillsborough County Jail ¹ in Tampa, FL.

Fast Facts

1. Full Name: Stephanie Marie Ragusa
2. Age: 29
3. Math teacher at Martinez Middle School in Lutz, Florida
4. Arrested three times between March and April 2008
5. Charges against Ragusa included having sex with a minor and lewd and lascivious battery
6. Suspended from her job on March 19, 2008²
7. Performance review prior to arrest shows Ragusa got low marks for her teaching abilities³
8. Given high marks for her appearance³
9. Has a lizard tattoo on the small of her back; a ladybug on the lower left side of her stomach; a flower on the lower right side of her stomach¹

Ragusa's Arrests

Stephanie Ragusa was first arrested on March 13, 2008, and accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student at Davidsen Middle School. The teen told police he'd had a relationship with Ragusa from October 2006 to May 2007.⁴ Less than a month later, on April 15, 2008, Ragusa was arrested a second time on charges she had a sexual relationship with another student at Davidsen Middle School. Authorities say the 15-year-old was a student of Ragusa's.⁵

Ragusa was arrested a third and final time on April 28, 2008, when authorities caught her having sex with one of the teens.⁶

Nick Hogan Letter

In June 2008, Stephanie Ragusa sent a letter to 17-year-old Nick Hogan, the son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. Nick Hogan, whose real name is Nick Bollea, was serving an eight month jail term for an August 2007 car accident that critically injured his friend, John Graziano. In the letter, Ragusa expressed her support for Hogan and sympathized with him over the publicity surrounding their two cases.⁷

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