Nevada Teacher Sentenced in Sex Case - Updated

(Reno, Nevada) Former Reed High School teacher Bethyl Shepherd, 35, pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a student and has been sentenced.

[She] was sentenced Jan. 26 to 60 days in jail and five years probation for unlawful sexual relations between a school employee and pupil.

She had been a special education teacher at Reed High School when a 17-year-old boy reported to school officials in April that he had a sexual relationship with Shepherd. Another boy came forward and reported the same thing.

Shepherd said there were five other boys, one who was 15, with whom she also engaged in sexual misconduct.

She blamed her bi-polar disorder for her crime.

Washoe District Chief Judge David Hardy stated Shepherd's behavior indicated a pattern of misconduct rather than an isolated incident.

In any event, Shepherd had sex with seven male students and received 60 days in jail. That's less than nine days in jail per victim. Harsh punishment? You make the call.

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Nevada Teacher Accused of Sex with Two Students
[Previous 4/25/11 post]
(Reno, Nevada) A 34-year-old special education teacher at Reed High School, Bethyl “Beth” Shepherd, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sex with two students.

Shepherd faces two counts of felony sexual conduct between a school employee and a pupil.

According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Sparks Justice Court, school police detectives learned through an unidentified source that Shepherd allegedly was involved in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student on April 7.

Investigators accused her in the court filing of having sex with two 17-year-olds in her personal vehicle, away from school grounds.

Shepherd was booked into custody at the Washoe County Jail with bond set at $4,000.