Tampa Florida is apparently a hotbed of teacher/student sex scandals. Lisa Marinelli, Stephanie Ragusa, and Mary Jo Spack are examples of the female Tampa teachers sleeping with male students. Keep track of all the Tampa teacher sex...
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Tampa Florida is apparently a hotbed of teacher/student sex scandals. Lisa Marinelli, Stephanie Ragusa, and Mary Jo Spack are examples of the female Tampa teachers sleeping with male students. Keep track of all the Tampa teacher sex scandals here.
Julie Pritchett, 34, resigned from her teaching job when she learned that she was being investigated for sexual abuse after one of the student’s parents filed a complaint with local authorities, AP reports. As it turns out, between February and April 2008, Pritchett was allegedly having sex with 6 to 8 Clay-Chalkville Middle School students. She’s charged with 2 counts of sodomy and one count of sexual abuse. Some of the students were apparently of consenting age so charges related to those... Read Full Story
The question on everyone’s mind is: “Why are all these female Tampa, Fla. teachers having sex with teenage male students?” Perhaps you need to be a teacher in Florida to answer the question accurately. The question on every 17 year-old boy’s mind has to be, of course, “can we please move to Tampa?” The truth of the matter is likely that teachers who have sex with their much younger male students is a psychological issue involving power, a need for attention, mental instability and some other... Read Full Story
It seems that even from behind prison walls Stephanie Ragusa , the Florida teacher accused of having sex with under aged students, can't resist the draw of an under aged boy in need. According to the Hillsborough County sheriff's office, the former teacher who has an addiction to young boys wrote a letter of support to Nick Boella , son of wrestler Hulk Hogan. Boella is serving an eight-month sentence for reckless driving, resulting in the serious injury of his best friend. It's been... Read Full Story
As of late, Florida is not being presented as the best place to educate our nation's young minds. Between teachers having inappropriate relationships with kids, and teachers taking off all their clothes to do private charter fishing tours, we must ask the question, "Why can't these teachers just teach?" In Land 'O Lakes, Florida, yet another teacher was fired recently. But this time, it wasn't for some tawdry sex scandal. Nope, this teacher was fired for... Wizardry! Yes, wizardry. Jim... Read Full Story
You'd think after being arrested twice for engaging in sexual encounters with under-aged teens, you'd have the sense to stop. Not Stephanie Ragusa . The Florida teacher was arrested a third time Monday after investigators saw her leaving the house of a 16-year-old student. This is the 29-year-old's third arrest, in six weeks. Authorities say she has continued to have sex with the teen victim since her initial March 13 and then second April 15 arrest. Ragusa is apparently very pleased with... Read Full Story
In 2 Weeks, 3 Teachers Jailed In Student Sex Cases
By RAY REYES of The Tampa Tribune
Published: March 24, 2008
Stephanie Ragusa
TAMPA - Three Tampa Bay area teachers in two weeks have been accused of having sex with students.
Experts on the subject do not think it is an epidemic but say the reporting of such crimes is on the rise.
The arrests of middle school math teacher Stephanie Ragusa and Freedom High School teacher Mary Jo Spack—charged seven days apart with sex... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Tampa Teacher Sex Scandals". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story
