Emily Willis, 28, a former eighth-grade math teacher at T.H. McDonald Junior High, in Katy, Texas has been sentenced following her guilty plea last month to the sexual abuse of a child.

Willis was sentenced to 180 days in jail to be followed by ten years of deferred adjudication, which amounts to probation.

Willis a first year teacher in the Katy Independent School District was arrested on March 3, when police caught her having sex with a 14-year-old student in her car.

Reportedly Willis confessed to police following her arrest.
She pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a child on August 15th.

Reference:

Katy Teacher Sentenced to Jail Time, Probation (9/26/07)

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Emily Willis, 28, a former eight-grade math teacher at T.H. McDonald Junior High, in Katy, Texas has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a child.

It was alleged that a Harris County sheriff’s deputy caught Emily Willis and a 14-year-old male student in her car at 1:45 a.m., Saturday morning, March 3rd of this year. According to sheriff’s officials, Willis and the student were in the back seat, she was topless with her blouse and bra off and the boy was only wearing boxer shorts.

Following her arrest on a charge of sexual assault of a child Willis was released from the Harris County Jail on $10,000 bond and placed on administrative leave by the school system.

Over the course of the investigation Willis reportedly confessed to having inappropriate sexual activity with the student several times.

Reportedly, Willis has an engineering background and came to be a teacher through the alternative certification program and was in her first year with the Katy Independent School District.

Willis will be sentenced in September following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.

She faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.

Reference:

Katy teacher pleads guilty to abusing student (8/15/07)

Background:

Katy teacher accused of having sex with student (3/04/07)

Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student (3/05/07)

Katy teacher sex arrest stuns students, parents (3/06/07)

Trustees urge firing for Katy teacher found with boy (3/22/07)

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