Restorative justice at work
By Trevor Baratko . . . A former Fauquier County Public Schools middle school teacher indicted for felony counts of carnal knowledge involving a minor has had her charges reduced to misdemeanors. She will not spend time behind bars and will not be required to register as a sex offender. . . .
[She] had been scheduled to go to trial later this month for the four felony counts.
Under terms of the late July plea agreement, [She] pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency charges. For each count, she was sentenced to 12 months incarceration with all but 14 days suspended. . . .
[She] will also pay a fine of $1,400 ($140 suspended) for each of the four misdemeanor counts. Additional requirements, per the plea agreement, state that she will be on supervised probation for one year . . . will perform 14 hours of community service . . . and have no contact with the victim or the victim’s immediate family. She will complete a restorative justice program . . . submit to a mental health evaluation . . . and not be employed as a tutor of any minor child.
“The defendant understands that upon conviction of the offenses herein, she will not be ordered to register as a sex offender,” the plea agreement filed in Fauquier County Circuit Court states.
You may read the full piece at Inside NoVa, Woodbridge, VA
