Sex Abuse and Mental Illness: Book Explores Life of Disgraced Teacher Debra Lafave
In 2004, Debra Lafave became nationally-known after she was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student at the Tampa-area school where she taught.
She was 24; he was 14.The boy told police officers in Temple Terrace, Florida, that he had sex with Lafave three times in four days, according to court documents.
One of those times was allegedly in a car while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around.
He also said she performed a sex act on him multiple times, including during one encounter at her home.The story became international news — partly because female teacher sex scandals were relatively rare at the time,