Michigan Teacher Gets Prison in Sex Case - Updated

(Detroit, Michigan) Virginia Ann Homberg was sentenced yesterday to 10 to 25 years in prison for first-degree criminal sexual conduct and concurrent three to 15 years in prison for third-degree criminal sexual conduct.

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Michigan Teacher Guilty in Student Sex Case - Updated
[Previous 10/20/10 post]
(Detroit, Michigan) Yesterday, former Garden City High School teacher Virginia Ann Homberg, 46, was found guilty by an all-female jury on rape charges for engaging in sex with a 14-year-old eighth-grade boy.

The student, when interviewed by Garden City police in February, told investigators he thought the teacher was "crazy" and "real hyper like ADD," according to police reports.

He also told police Homberg had sent nude pictures of herself and sexually explicit text messages to his cell phone.

He told police he had sex with Homberg for the first time when he was 14 at his home in his basement bedroom.

"The victim stated he didn't want to have sex with Homberg and she kept saying 'Oh come on, come on' and he followed her lead but gave no further details," police reports read.

The second time they had sex was in the fall of his sophomore year in the office next to her classroom. Two other sexual encounters allegedly occurred in her school office after he turned 16.

Reportedly, Homberg specifically chose her victim, a special education student who "lacked the wherewithal of others." In defense, attorney Shannon Smith asserted that Homberg was a victim also because she was essentially railroaded by aggressive prosecutors.

Sentencing has been scheduled for November 19.

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Michigan Teacher Accused of Sex with Boy
[Previous 3/30/10 post]
(Garden City, Michigan) A 45-year-old teacher formerly at Garden City High School, Virginia Ann Homberg, has been accused of engaging in sex with a male student and sending him sexually explicit pictures.

Homberg faces one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and a charge of distributing sexual explicit materials to a minor.

According to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Homberg and her victim engaged in sex from December 2007, when the student was 14 years old, through February 2010.

Homberg was booked into custody with bond set at $50,000.