Revealing photos of teacher accused of sex with student sealed

The Associated Press

Revealing photos taken by police as evidence in the case against a young woman teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student will remain sealed, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Two Tampa TV stations were among those who made public-records requests for photos taken of Debra Lafave after her arrest last year in a case that made tabloid headlines around the world.

Police got a warrant and took six explicit photos of Lafave to compare descriptions the boy had given of her tan lines, tattoos and pubic hair.

Her attorney, John Fitzgibbons, argued in a hearing Tuesday that the photos should be kept out of the public eye - and off the Internet, where there are already many lurid sites devoted to her. Prosecutors and Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman agreed.

Lafave, 25, is charged with four felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition. Each carries a maximum 15-year prison term.

The boy told investigators the two had sex in a classroom at Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace near Tampa, her Riverview town house and once in a vehicle while his 15-year-old cousin drove them around Marion County.

Plea negotiations broke down over the summer because Fitzgibbons said prosecutors had insisted on prison time. A trial is set for Dec. 5, and Fitzgibbons has said he will argue that Lafave was legally insane. To be successful, he must prove that she didn't know right from wrong when she committed the crimes.
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Damnit I wish nude photos of Debra Lafave were made public. They would indeed be added to this lurid blog with a quickness.

I can't believe there was a discussion about prison time. A 25 year old babe who would sleep with a 14 year old boy should get a medal, hell she should get two medals. I do believe that she is legally insane since she had a relationship with a 14 year old kid instead of an 84 year old millionaire.