Teacher Sentenced For Sex With Student

(Idaho Falls, Idaho) Edgemont Elementary School fourth grade teacher Lisa Suitter pled guilty to a felony count of sexual battery with a minor child and was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail and five years probation. She was originally charged with eight counts of sexual battery with a 17-year-old high school student and could have been sentenced to life in prison. Suitter had previously surrendered her teaching license.

Does anyone besides me get the feeling that this type of transgression, i.e. female teacher with underage boy, is occurring more and more frequently? And, if so, why?