Teacher Asks to be Castrated

(Hartford, Connecticut) A 46-year-old teacher formerly at the Capitol Theater Magnet School, Adam Friedman, has pleaded guilty to sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and possession of child pornography stemming from a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female student.

Friedman pleaded with Superior Court Judge Elliot N. Solomon for no prison time. Instead, Friedman asked for castration.

Solomon didn't take the offer, sentencing Friedman to 13 years. "My hope is that this sentence finds its was to every school in our state," Judge Solomon said. "So every teacher knows, if you touch a student, you're going to jail, and you're going for a long, long time."

After release, Friedman must serve 10 years as a registered sex offender.