[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Obligatory "She's going to walk, but if she were a man she'd get 20 years" take.

Orrrrr, she's gonna get 10 years (5 more likely). She sounds kinda messed up though (as do his parents).

A former Texas middle-school teacher who was impregnated by a 13-year-old student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Alexandria Vera, 25, was facing up to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child in November. She admitted to police that a relationship that started with Instagram messages between her and the boy blossomed into a romance — one that the boy’s family approved of.

A judge in the 209th District Court in Houston said during Vera’s sentencing hearing on Friday that he does not believe the former English teacher is a danger to children or a classic pedophile, the Houston Chronicle reported. But Judge Michael McSpadden said he wants to send a message to the community by giving Vera some prison time.

“We want our educators to teach our students,” McSpadden said, according to the Houston Chronicle.” We want them to keep their hands off students.”

Prosecutors say Vera groomed the child and his family, even moving the teen and his father into her home and pretending she was dating the father, the Houston Chronicle reported. She also bought groceries for the boy’s family and paid the phone bills.

“She has a history of straight-out deception,” Denise Nichols, a Harris County prosecutor, said in court.

Vera’s 6-year-old daughter knew about the relationship, even called the 13-year-old “dad,” Nichols said.

A mental health professional who works with sex offenders testified on Vera’s behalf. Karen Lawson said Vera grew up around domestic violence. She described the former teacher as someone with a “big heart” and a need to be loved, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Vera probably will not spend her entire sentence in prison. She’ll be eligible for parole in five years, the Dallas Morning News reported.

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