Teacher was in a relationship with a man while having the affair with her 14-year-old student who had a history of 'acting up' - and were always 'the number one thing on his mind.'Queens Chronicle -- June 4, 2009
An I.S. 8 teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student at the Jamaica middle school now waits in jail as she faces charges of statutory rape.
Melissa Weber, a social studies teacher, allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse in a second-floor classroom with the boy — the son of a PTA member — on seven separate occasions between April 13 and May 14. She was arraigned Friday on seven counts of second-degree rape, 14 counts of third-degree sexual abuse and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The next court date for Weber, who resides on Long Island, will be June 15 in Queens County Criminal Court. Weber denied the charges in a statement released through police after the arraignment. When questioned, she painted the boy as the one who made advances by, for instance, grabbing her buttocks.
Bail was set at $100,000, and the judge ordered Weber to stay away from the boy if bail were to be posted. If convicted, Weber could face up to seven years in prison.
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