Teacher Kelly Sweet Sentenced

(St. Francis, Wisconsin) In March 2008, a 26-year-old eighth-grade teacher at Deer Creek Intermediate School, Kelly M. Sweet, was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old male student.

Earlier today, Kelly Sweet pleaded guilty and was sentenced.

It was an emotional day in court Tuesday morning as family members of the victim had a change [sic] to address the judge.

Originally charged with second degree sexual assault of a child, 27-year-old Sweet pleaded guilty to fourth degree sexual assault Tuesday. It was part of a plea deal after she admitted to sexually assaulting her 14-year-old student.

It allegedly happened when she taught middle school in St. Francis.

As part of the sentence, she can no longer teach in Wisconsin. The judge also ordered her on probation and to spend 25 days in jail with work release.

So, for 25 days Sweet will work as a paralegal at her father's law firm and then spend the night at the Milwaukee County Jail. She was also ordered to register as a sex offender for two years.

Jeez, I wonder whether the outcome would have been the same if Sweet were a man. Not likely.