Female teacher, 33, arrested for having sex with pupil, 17, after getting him drunk and stoned
Valerie Michelle Valvo, 34, is said to have confessed to having sex with the 17-year-old after drinking and taking drugs at her home in Florida
A TATTOOED art teacher slept with one of her teenage students up to half a dozen times — boozing up and smoking weed with him to set the mood, cops said.
Valerie Michelle Valvo, 34, is said to have confessed to having sex with the 17-year-old after drinking and taking drugs at her home in Florida.
She was arrested and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
She and the boy told police the romps were consensual.
Officers began investigating after receiving a tip about a high school teacher sleeping with a male student.
When deputies interviewed the boy, he admitted to having sex with her at her home in Spring Hill on at least three occasions, .
Valvo later agreed to talk to police — and said they actually had intercourse at least five or six times.
Denise Moloney of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said: “He’s not old enough to consent to a relationship like that.”
Both Valvo and the teen confessed to smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol together at her home, cops said.
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School authorities said the art teacher has been employed for the past three years.
She has been suspended on full pay pending the outcome of the investigation.
Valvo’s mugshot, which was , shows her sporting a colourful chest tattoo, as well as some ink on her left arm.
One resident said: “The sad part is that this woman is well liked by many students.”
Another said: “I have to wonder what goes through the mind of an individual like this.
“There have been so many cases such as this all over the country. Each time the teacher is caught and loses their job, their family, their dignity, and their freedom.
“Why does each one that comes after the countless before them makes them think they will end up any different?”
Earlier this week Texas biology teacher Sarah Fowlkes was pictured grinning like a Cheshire cat in her police mugshot after she was arrested for having sex with a pupil aged 17.
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