Utah teacher who had sex with three of her students blames their parents saying they had strained relationships with the boys and defends her 'risque' clothing from jail
This was posted prior when she was first arrested but this is a new twist to an old story.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...hing-jail.html
A Utah teacher serving time after she admitted to having sexual contact with three of her students defended her actions from behind bars while lashing out at the parents of one of her teenage victims.
Brianne Altice, 37, of Salt Lake City responded to a lawsuit filed against her and the Davis School District in December by one of her victims and his parents saying that they failed to attend her parent-teacher conferences and that their son often complained about his strained relationship with the two.
She also shot down claims that she wore 'risque' clothing in the classroom saying that there she had never received any complaints about her work attire.
Altice, who is serving a minimum of two years in prison after pleading guilty last April to three counts of forcible sexual abuse, also said that she had no 'evil or malicious intent' by having sexual contact with her three victims. Behind bars: Brianne Altice is serving between two and 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of forcible sexual abuse
Altice responded to a lawsuit filed against her by one of her victims in a letter submitted to the court saying the boy's parents never attended parent-teacher conferences. Altice said she wrote the two-page letter that was submitted to the court last month in response to the lawsuit because she cannot afford legal counsel.
In the letter, obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, she also responded to allegations that she allowed the boys to skip class and hang out with her, saying that she frequently let both male and female students spend time together in her classroom before and after school and during their lunch hour.
The initial complaint claims that employees at the school told administrators about Altice's inappropriate behavior with male students and they chose to ignore the problem. Attorneys for the school district have denied this claim. The lawsuit also claims that Altice's rampant romps were so blatant that the question 'Who is Ms. Altice sleeping with now?' became a running joke throughout the school.
The young man who filed the lawsuit was 16 years old the first time he engaged in sexual contact with Altice.
According to Altice's letter the boy would often help 'thwart inappropriate comments directed at her'.
She said her victims would also frequently tell her 'you’re hot' and 'you’re sexy.'
In December, a state court judge also tossed out a lawsuit filed by one of Altice's other victims.
A school district attorney argued that the district is immune from liability under state law that exempts state entities for physical and emotional harm suffered as the result of physical battery. Police say Altice befriended the boys while they were students, eventually progressing to three separate sexual relationships, meeting the teens for sex at parks, in cars and at her home while her husband was away.
She has since divorced.
Legal trouble: In 2013, Altice had sexual contact with three male teenage students at Davis High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Altice also shot down claims in the lawsuit that she wore risque clothing in the classroom saying there were no complaints about her work attire. The disgraced teacher had sexual relationships with the boys for months, going on picnics and dates with the students.
The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages for physical, mental and emotional pain and expenses for counseling, therapy and related care and treatment. It also seeks punitive damages against Altice.
A trial date has not been set at this time. A second victim had also filed a suit against Altice and the school district claiming that the teacher took advantage of the fact that the teenager had been sexually abused and had a troubled past.
That suit also alleges that the school district knew about the Altice's relationships and failed to protect the students.
Altice admitted to touching the genitals of her three victims in 2013, while all three of the young men said they had sex with the teacher.
In exchange for the plea, Davis County prosecutors dismissed 11 other felony charges, including first-degree felony rape.
At her sentencing, she said she was emotionally damaged and made mistakes by giving into her teenage students' advances. She will have her first parole hearing in January 2017 and could ultimately be facing 30 years in prison.
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