Former Neb. teacher who fled with boy pleads guilty
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By The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2009
LEXINGTON, Neb. — A former Lexington teacher has pleaded guilty to two state charges for having sex and fleeing to Mexico with a 13-year-old student.
Dawson County Attorney Elizabeth Waterman says Kelsey Peterson entered the plea to two counts of first-degree sexual assault on Monday. Two other charges were dismissed.
Peterson had pleaded not guilty to state charges in November.
Authorities say Peterson was the boy’s sixth-grade math teacher at Lexington Middle School during the 2005-06 school year, and then started having sex with him in November 2006.
Peterson is already serving a six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges.
She faces up to 50 years in prison for each of the state charges. Her sentencing is scheduled for March 6.
Dawson County Attorney Elizabeth Waterman says Kelsey Peterson entered the plea to two counts of first-degree sexual assault on Monday. Two other charges were dismissed.
Peterson had pleaded not guilty to state charges in November.
Authorities say Peterson was the boy’s sixth-grade math teacher at Lexington Middle School during the 2005-06 school year, and then started having sex with him in November 2006.
Peterson is already serving a six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges.
She faces up to 50 years in prison for each of the state charges. Her sentencing is scheduled for March 6.
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