(Abingdon, Virginia) In March, Melissa Michelle Deel, 32, pleaded guilty in federal court to crossing the state line to have oral sex with a student, a 13-year-old boy. This week, the eighth-grade history teacher at Virginia Middle School was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Jones to a year and two months in federal prison for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct. She was also sentenced to probation for five years and she must register as a sex offender.
Melissa Michelle Deel
In her plea agreement, Deel vowed to never profit from her crime and to not communicate with the victim or his family without the court's permission. About 10 family members and friends, including her husband, were in court to show support for the teary-eyed Deel. Her husband, James, indicated that Deel is "sorry for what's happened."
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