Latest Developments
Debra Lafave to Be Released From House ArrestApril 8, 2008
Over the objections of prosecutors, a Florida judge has ruled that former teacher Debra Lafave, who confessed to having sex with a 14-year-old student, will spend her final three months of house arrest on probation instead.
Previous Developments
No Jail Time Ordered for Debra LafaveJan. 10, 2008
It took a Florida judge 11 seconds to rule that conversations former teacher Debra Lafave had with co-workers at the restaurant where she worked was not a willful nor substantial violation of her probation.
Debra Lafave Arrested for Probation 'Violation'
Dec. 4, 2007
On the day her attorney was planning to file a motion asking that her home confinement sentence be reduced, Debra Lafave was arrested at the restaurant where she works for talking with a 17-year-old female co-worker.
Debra Lafave Off the Hook
Mar. 21, 2006
Hours after a Marion County judge rejected a plea deal for Debra Lafave, the Florida middle school teacher accused of having sex with one of her 14-year-old students, state prosecutors dropped all charges against her to protect the victim in the case.
Judge Reconsiders Debra Lafave Plea Deal
Mar. 9, 2006
Prosecutors joined Debra Lafave's attorneys in asking a Florida judge to reconsider their plea deal that will allow her to avoid jail time for having sex with one of her 14-year-old middle school students.
Judge Rejects Debra Lafave's Plea Deal
Dec. 9, 2005
A Florida judge has rejected a plea bargain that would have allowed former teacher Debra Lafave to avoid any jail time for charges that she had sex with one of her 14-year-old students.
Florida Child Molester Gets Probation
Nov. 22, 2005
In a blatant example of a double-standard in dealing with child molesters, a Florida judge has sentence former middle school teacher Debra LeFave to probation for having sex repeatedly with a 14-year-old male student.
Debra Lafave Turns Down Plea Deal
July 18, 2005
The middle-school teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student has decided to turn down a plea bargain deal and opt instead of going to trial when she plans to use an insanity defense, according to her attorney.
Teacher Who Had Sex With Teen Says She's Insane
Dec. 2, 2004
Debra Lafave, the suspended Florida middle school teacher facing four felony counts of lewd and lascivious behavior for having sex with a 14-year-old student, will plead not guilty by reason of insanity, according to her attorney.
