California Teacher Guilty of Sex with Boy

(Cuyama, California) In May 2007, a 29-year-old teacher and cheerleading coach, Kelli Jo Camp, was arrested for allegedly engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old male student. Investigators found evidence of the relationship in love letters, emails and photos.

In the latest development,

A former local substitute teacher and cheerleading coach will not fight the allegation that she had unlawful sexual intercourse with one of her students, a 17-year-old boy.

Kelli Jo Camp, 29, pleaded no contest Wednesday, said Deputy District Attorney Brandon Jebens, the prosecutor on the case, and is due back in Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria for sentencing Friday.

She will be sentenced to 365 days in county jail and five years probation, Jebens said.

A grand theft charge which alleged that Camp stole $400 from the Orcutt School District was dismissed on the condition that restitution is paid.

Camp admitted to having engaged in sex with the boy at her home. Camp's status regarding sex offender registration will be addressed at the sentencing hearing.