Illinois Teacher Gets Prison in Sex Case

(DuPage County, Illinois) A 41-year-old former teacher, Anastasia Pappas, was sentenced today in accordance with a plea deal in a case stemming from Pappas having a year-long sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy. The sexual relations occurred between 2005 and 2006, when Pappas was arrested.

In return for her guilty plea, Pappas was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender.

Prosecutor Thomas O'Connor said Pappas became friends with the teen's parents while teaching their son and, later, while she was having money problems, moved in to their home. She lived there for about five years until the allegations arose.

The teen's mother became suspicious one Friday after her son and Pappas both returned home later than usual, authorities said. The teen lied about his whereabouts. His mother also found two movie ticket stubs in his belongings.

Authorities said Pappas admitted having an inappropriate relationship with the minor, which she said began years after he was her fifth-grade student.

Pappas must serve a minimum of 85 percent of her sentence prior to being considered for parole.