Teacher Arrested for Criminal Sex with Boy

(Sioux Falls, South Dakota) A 38-year-old teacher at Boyden-Hull Community School, Kelli Cuperus, was arrested on sex abuse charges for incidents with a 15-year-old male high school student.

According to court documents, the "incidents happened twice last summer and fifteen to twenty times this school year." With that much special attention, I wonder if the kid's grades improved.


[Update 03/18/06]

From another report, we learn that Kelli Jean Cuperus is a married mother of three from Hull, Iowa. She's been formally charged with two counts of felony sex abuse, sexual exploitation by a school employee and lascivious conduct with a minor. The alleged sex offenses took place in her vehicle and her home.

Cuperus is on paid leave of absence from her teaching position. If convicted of the charges against her, she faces a possible 25 years in prison.


[Update 03/06/07]

Cuperus pleads guilty.


[Update 05/11/07]

Cuperus (now DeBoer) sentenced to probation.


[Update 09/21/07]

Cuperus/DeBoer sentenced to four months at a residential treatment facility for probation violation.