Arizona Teacher Gets Prison in Sex Case - Updated

(Yuma, Arizona) Last month, 30-year-old band teacher formerly at Castle Dome Middle School, Jessica Coz, pleaded guilty in accordance with a plea agreement to attempted sex with a minor.

In exchange for her plea, four other charges were dropped.

For her conviction, Coz was sentenced by Yuma County Superior Court Judge John Nelson to 15 years in prison.

The alleged relationship was reported by the victim's family. The victim was 13 years old at the time of the first alleged sexual encounter and has since turned 14.

According to court documents, Coz also showed the student pornography on her computer several times beginning about Aug. 1, 2010, and ending April 18, 2011.

According to the complaint filed against her in Yuma Justice Court, Coz allegedly had sexual intercourse with the victim on at least two occasions.

Coz was also sentenced to lifetime supervised probation and registration as a sex offender.

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Arizona Teacher Accused of Sex with Boy
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(Yuma, Arizona) A 30-year-old teacher at Castle Dome Middle School, Jessica Coz, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sex with a 14-year-old male student.

Coz faces charges of continuous sexual abuse, sexual conduct with a minor and child molestation.

Coz is a band teacher at Castle Dome Middle School. The victim's family reported the allegations, which YPD began investigating on Saturday.

The investigation revealed that Coz has been involved with the victim for several months, according to the press release.

Coz was booked into custody at the Yuma County Jail.