Teacher's Aide Sentenced to Hard Labor - Updated

(Leesville, Louisiana) Former teacher's aide at Vernon Middle School, Kendra Hoffpauir, admitted to engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy, pleading guilty to two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile and one count of carnal knowledge.

As a result, she was sentenced to seven years at hard labor, with four years of that suspended.

District Judge Jim Mitchell sentenced her last week, setting the three sentences to run simultaneously. He also fined her $1,000 on each charge.

Several other charges were dismissed including oral sexual battery and contributing to the delinquency. No information is available regarding probation terms or sex offender status.

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Louisiana Teacher Arrested for Being Naughty with Boy
[Previous 1/21/09 post]
(Leesville, Louisiana) A 24-year-old teacher's aide at Vernon Middle School, Kendra Hoffpauir, was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old boy.

Hoffpauir has been charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.

According to Vernon Parish Sheriff's deputies, the boy's mother alerted the authorities.

Reportedly, the boy was not a student under Hoffpauir's tutelage although she does work for the Vernon Parish School Board.