Teacher Gets No Jail for Child Sex

(Shediac, New Brunswick) Last August, a 27-year-old teacher at Ecole Pere Edgar T. LeBlanc, Renee Florence Gaudet, was charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old male student.

In November, Gaudet pleaded guilty to sexual assault.

Yesterday, Gaudet was sentenced to two years house arrest and told to go to a mental health clinic for assessment and necessary treatment. She was also restricted from having any contact with the victim, his family, or anyone under 14 years of age. A DNA sample must additionally be provided to the sex registry.

Harsh treatment? I don't think so.


[Update 11/04/06]

Appeals court sends Gaudet to jail.