Original Blog Entry: Ex-Teacher Pleads GUILTY To 'Sexting' Nude Photos To Student

truesee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:24:36 GMT

Ex-Teacher Melinda Dennehy Pleads GUILTY To 'Sexting' Nude Photos To Student

AP/Huffington Post First Posted: 07-27-10 01:41 PM | Updated: 07-27-10 07:49 PM

DERRY, N.H. -- A former New Hampshire high school teacher has pleaded guilty to a charge she e-mailed nude photographs of herself to a 15-year-old student.

Forty-one-year-old Melinda Dennehy of Hampstead entered the plea Monday to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure. According to police, the ex-teacher sent 'four sexy shots of herself,' with her 'genitals exposed,' to her 15-year-old male student. The sophomore to which the photos had been sent told police that Dennehy texted him detailing sexual acts she wanted to perform with him.

CBS News adds the teenager told police his teacher continuously sent him text messages and kissed him twice on two separate occasions while at school.

As part of a plea agreement, Dennehy was given a suspended jail sentence on the condition that she remain on good behavior and have no contact with the child or go to the high school.

In court, Dennehy apologized for her actions and poor judgment. She told the court she's continuing counseling and hopes to lead a productive life.

Dennehy was arrested in March after the photos were found circulating around the high school. She resigned three weeks later.

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