(Clayton, Missouri) For her convictions on statutory sodomy, sexual contact with a student and providing alcohol to a minor, former suburban St. Louis teacher Cathy Heminghaus, now 48, was sentenced to six years in prison.Judge Michael Jamison also imposed a $1,000 fine.
It's not known whether she will be required to register as a sex offender or if any term of probation will be imposed. It's a safe bet, however, that her days teaching schoolchildren are over.
Teacher Cathy Heminghaus Convicted of Sex Crimes
[Previous 7/3/08 post ]
(St. Louis County, Missouri) In January 2006, a 46-year-old special-needs teacher at Ferguson Middle School, Cathy Heminghaus, was charged with 19 felony counts of statutory sodomy resulting from allegedly engaging in oral sex with behaviorally-maladjusted students aged 13 to 15.
Since her initial arrest, there has been considerable legal wrangling which culminated last night with a jury convicting Heminghaus, now 48, on seven criminal counts after seven hours deliberation.
Today, the jury recommended that Heminghaus serve two years each for three counts of performing sex acts on male students and two-year sentences for two counts of a teacher having sex with a student.
Sentencing has been scheduled for August 20 when St. Louis County Circuit Judge Michael T. Jamison will decide whether the sentences will run consecutively or concurrently. Heminghaus faces a minimum of two and possibly 10 years in prison.
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