Teacher Gets No Jail for Child Sex Assault

(Amarillo, Texas) In December 2004, a 47-year-old technology teacher at Amarillo High School, Martha Lynn Perry, was arrested for committing a sex act with a 16-year-old male student. The alleged sex was discovered by police during an unrelated investigation.

Perry was charged with felony sexual assault and booked into the Randall County Jail on $25,000 bond. Subsequently, she resigned from her teaching position.

Last Friday, Perry pleaded guilty to child sexual assault and was sentenced to probation in accordance with a plea agreement. She must also register as a sex offender and pay $500 in fines.

Therefore, it appears that the prosecution needed two and one-half years to decide to slap Perry's hand. It seems like a lot of time was wasted on something that could have been resolved on any weekday afternoon in 2004.