Teacher Gets Hand Slap in Sex Case - Updated

(Naperville, Illinois) On Thursday, 35-year-old former Dayspring Christian Academy teacher, Eliza Martinelli, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three girls and a boy in the late 1990s.

Martinelli pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of the four children who all were her students at the Baptist school.

As a result of the convictions, Martinelli was sentenced to 30 months of probation. She was also ordered to register as a sex offender for life.

So the aggravated sexual abuse of four children nets the equivalent of a hand slap. Seems quite lenient, don't you think?

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Illinois Teacher Accused of Sex with Students
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(Naperville, Illinois) A 34-year-old teacher at a church-affiliated school, Eliza Martinelli, has been accused of sexually assaulting four students, three girls and a boy, when she taught at the Dayspring Christian Academy in the 1990s.

Martinelli faces four counts of criminal sexual assault. According to Andy Conklin, spokesman for the Cook County state’s attorney,

She plied them with alcohol and performed sex acts on them in her home, in their homes or sometimes in her car, Conklin said. She had sexual intercourse with the one male victim for about a year while he was 15 and 16, Conklin said.

She also babysat him and his sister while their parents went out of town, Conklin said.

Police said the crimes began in the late 1990s but were not reported until April of this year.

Martinelli was booked into custody with bail set at $1.5 million. A court appearance has been scheduled for June 27.