Teacher Marcie Rousseau Gets 4-15 Years Prison - Updated

(Saginaw County, Michigan) Former Freeland High School teacher Marcie L. Rousseau has pleaded guilty to 21 criminal sexual conduct charges in Saginaw County and was sentenced to four to 15 years in prison.

The sentence in Saginaw County matches exactly to the sentence in Midland County on similar charges. Both sentences will be served concurrently.

In addition to the prison sentence, Saginaw County Circuit Judge William A. Crane ordered Rousseau, 34, to register as a sex offender upon completion of her term.

Afterward, Rousseau's attorney complained about the sentences.

James A. Brisbois Jr., a Saginaw Township attorney, said the 16-year-old male who was Rousseau's victim was a top student who pursued Rousseau for sex.[…]

"He courted her. He brought her flowers," Brisbois said. "The punishment does not fit the crime. It's way too severe."

The fact that Rousseau had sex with a 16-year-old boy about 100 times in two different counties, according to the victim, likely encouraged the court to view her crimes as something more than a momentary lapse in judgment. (Tip: Richard)

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Michigan Teacher to Get Prison in Sex Case - Updated
[Previous 10/20/10 post]
(Freeland, Michigan) English teacher Marcie Rousseau, formerly at Freeland High School, accepted a plea deal with prosecutors in Midland County which will likely send her to prison for at least four years.

Under the deal arranged by the prosecutor and Rousseau's attorney, the former Freeland High School teacher plead no contest to three criminal sexual conduct charges.

Five additional counts of CSC were dropped.

Those charges stem from an affair Rousseau is alleged to have had with one of her 16-year-old students last year.

Wednesday in court the judge briefly spoke about the sexual encounters Rousseau had with that student at a Midland hotel and along a rural road in the county.

The assistant prosecutor working on the case says the family of the 16-year-old victim in this case is onboard with the plea deal.

"To keep a 16-year-old boy out of court so he doesn't have to come here to a room full of strangers and talk about this, it is a positive thing," said Midland County Assistant Prosecutor Angelina Scarpelli.

Formal sentencing is scheduled for December. Note that Roussseau also faces prosecution in Saginaw County. A January 2011 trial date is planned.

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Michigan Teacher Accused of Sex with Student
[Previous 6/29/10 post]
(Freeland, Michigan) A 33-year-old English teacher formerly at Freeland High School, Marcie Lynn Rousseau, has been accused of sex with a student allegedly from May 2009 to February 2010.

She faces multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct.

According to the prosecutor's office, the alleged sexual episodes occurred in Saginaw County and in Midland County. The age and gender of the student have not been disclosed.

Rousseau resigned from her teaching position last week after spending nine years with the school system. She is expected to be arraigned soon.