Debra LaFave

Debra LaFave is a former teacher at Angelo L. Greco Middle School in Florida who was convicted of lewd and lascivious battery in 2006 for engaging in sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old male student. LaFave was sentenced to three years house arrest and another seven years probation.
In October of 2009, LaFave asked for a change in the terms of her probation to allow her to have "supervised contact" with her friends and relatives children. A judge granted LaFave's request at a hearing held on Thursday, October 29, 2009.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,570310,00.html?test=latestnews
Fast Facts:
1. Born: August 18, 1980Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office:Debra LaFave Booking Report
2. Residence: Riverview, FloridaHillsborough County Sheriff's Office: Debra LaFave Booking Report
3. Maiden Name: BeasleyHillsborough County Sheriff's Office: Debra LaFave Booking Report
4. Occupation: Works at mother's barbershopFOX News: Debra Lafave Scheduled to Appear in Court (January 10, 2008)
5. Alma Mater: University of South FloridaCrossing the line
6. Date arrested: June 21, 2004Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office: Debra LaFave Booking Report
7. Husband filed for divorce shortly after her first arrestFOXNews.com: Owen Lafave on Child Sex Charges Against Wife (December 3, 2004)
8. Has attributed her behavior to bipolar disorderCrossing the line
Early Life

LaFave grew up outside Tampa, Florida. Her mother was a cosmetologist and her father worked for the power company. According to LaFave, she was raped at age 13 at school by an older student, and soon afterwards developed a drinking problem and an eating disorder. At 18, LaFave began to model, but abandoned the career to study English at the University of South Florida. In 2001, LaFave's sister, Angie, was killed by a drunk driver. The following year, LaFave graduated from college and began teaching; she married Owen LaFave the following year.Crossing the line
The Affair and Arrest

In 2004, LaFave began having an affair with a 14-year-old student, going so far as to have sexual intercourse with him at school. After the boy's mother called police, LaFave was arrested in late June, 2004. Her case became an immediate national media sensation, largely because LaFave was young, blonde, and as she surmised in an interview with Matt Lauer, "pretty."Crossing the line