Teacher Crystal Wells Gets Prison - Updated, Bumped

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As expected, 33-year-old Crystal Wells was sentenced today to six concurrent five-year terms in prison for unlawful sex with a male student.


[12/12/07 entry]

(Mount Olivet, Kentucky) A 33-year-old former math teacher at Deming High School, Crystal Wells, surrendered to authorities yesterday to face charges resulting from an alleged sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student.

A Robertson County grand jury indicted Wells on six counts of third-degree rape.

Wells resigned her job as a math teacher at Deming High School in Robertson County on Nov. 13, two days after state police opened an investigation after being contacted by the boy's family.

Authorities said family members had found text messages on the boy's cell phone and felt they were indicative of a sexual relationship.

Wells had provided the boy with the cell phone, according to Kentucky State Police.

Superintendent Chuck Brown said Tuesday that Wells was suspended in September for five days without pay after sending more than 3,000 text messages to the boy during school hours.

Brown said local authorities suspected a sexual relationship between Wells and the student, but "there was no evidence of it at the time."

Jeez, you'd imagine that 3,000 text messages was evidence of something.

Wells was booked and released on $2,500 bond. A court appearance is scheduled for January 14th.


[Update 03/05/08]

Crystal Wells accepts plea deal. Instead of six counts of rape, Wells pleaded guilty to reduced charges of six counts of unlawful transaction with a minor.

A formal sentencing date has been set for April 14, at 9 a.m.; if the agreed plea sentence is imposed, Wells could spend five years in jail on each count, to run concurrent for a total of five years, court officials said.

Wells is free on $10,000 bond until sentencing.