The Lafave and Wallace Sentences
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There has been a lot of speculation as to why when Debra Lafave plead guilty to having sex with a teenaged boy she was able to swing house arrest, while Jaymee Wallace was just handed three years in prison for admitting to having sex with a 14-year-oldgirl. Both Tampa, FL female teachers asked for leniency.
Much has been made about the role of the parents of the two victims. Apparently, what they had to say and how hard they pressed the issue contributed to the way the sentences played out in the end.
In Lafave’s case, the victim’s mother agreed to a plea deal that did not include prison. The parents of Wallace’s victim were focused on a prison sentence.
While Lafave does not have children of her own, Wallace has a 10-month-old child. Lafave was able to work and live with family while on house arrest, while Wallace will be separated from her infant.
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