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Debra Beasley Lafave (born Debra Beasley August 28, 1980) of Riverview, Florida was a reading teacher at Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace, Florida and is presently charged with several counts of having sexual contact with a minor in Hillsborough County, Florida and Marion County, Florida. The Hillsborough County Board of Education first put Lafave on administrative duty for the time being, then suspended her later in July. As of January 2005, the criminal proceedings against her were still in the pretrial hearing phase, with the trial date set for April 25.
Lafave allegedly met the 14 year old male student during a school trip, and had intercourse with him in her classroom, in her home, and in her car. In the last instance, the boy's 15 year old cousin was allegedly driving Lafave's vehicle near Ocala, Florida while they had intercourse in the back seat, and the said cousin later reported the activity to the police. The county sheriff's office alleges the minor has identified a butterfly and Chinese characters tattooed on Lafave's body. Several media outlets have claimed Lafave was unhappy with her less-than-a-year-old marriage with Kristian Owen Lafave (aged 26), and had intercourse with the unnamed minor because "having sex with him was forbidden".
Background
Lafave grew up in Hillsborough County and attended the nearby University of South Florida majoring in English on a tract for teacher certification. Lafave worked numerous odd jobs while at university, including a stint as a model for Makes and Models magazine, an automotive and motorcycle catalog. In April 2001 her pregnant sister Angela Beasley was killed by a drunk driver.
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Further reading
- Sager, Michele. The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), July 1, 2004, "Teacher's Past Offers Glimpse At Her Hopes For The Future" [1] (http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBQEB4B4WD.html)
- Price, Mike. WCJB TV-20 News (Gainesville, Florida), June 28, 2004, "Teacher Accused of Sex with Student Turns Herself In" [2] (http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=10034)
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