Teacher jailed for sex with teenage student

Teacher jailed for sex with teenage student

Rebekah M. Todd is seen during a court appearance in this May 15, 2006 file photo.

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Story Published: Mar 13, 2007 at 10:17 AM PDT

Story Updated: Mar 13, 2007 at 10:17 AM PDT

By Associated Press

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A Tacoma judge ignored a plea bargain and sentenced a former Buckley teacher to six months in jail for having sex with a 17-year-old student in April, 2006.

Rebekah M. Todd, 25, had expected a sentence of 30 days in home detention when she appeared Friday in Pierce County Superior Court. She had pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree assault.

Prosecutors said they had evidence she performed oral sex on the White River High School boy. The health and physical education teacher resigned after she was accused and forfeited her teaching certificate.

The deputy prosecutor, Hugh Birgenheier, says the judge, Bryan Chushcoff, decided not to follow the recommendation from the plea bargain.

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