Jennifer Lea Burton
Posted by Webmaster in Coaches, FE-FV, Hall of Shame, Junior High Schools, Texas
(04/09/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Jennifer Lea Burton, 39, a coach and teacher at Orangefield Junior High School in Orangefield, Texas has been indicted by an Orange County Grand Jury on three counts of sexual assault and three counts of improper relationship between an educator and student.
KBMT TV reports that the alleged victim is a 15-year-old female student and that the alleged improper relationship went on between September and November 2008.
Reportedly, Orangefield school Superintendent Philip Welch says Burton is on leave pending a special board meeting next week.
The Orange Leader reports that bond for Burton has been set at $15,000 for each of the sexual assault counts and $10,000 for each of the improper relationship counts.
Reportedly, authorities have indicated that Burton needs to turn herself in or face arrest.
04/13/09 – Burton Resigns
Jennifer Burton, who has been on administrative leave since late March, has reportedly submitted a letter of resignation to the school district.
Burton is reportedly free on bond.
07/10/09 – Jennifer Burton Headed To Trial
Jennifer Lea Burton, through her attorney, has announced she will go to trial on three counts each of sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between an educator and student.
The assistant district attorney handling the case said that he will seek a trial date in late summer or early fall but that he is willing to discuss a plea bargain agreement with the defense even though it was announced they wanted a trial.
08/19/09 – Jennifer Burton Arrested and Jailed
Jennifer Burton has been re-arrested and jailed on allegations that she continues having inappropriate relations with a 14-year-old student.
Burton is reportedly being held in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $180,000 bond on three charges of sexual assault of a child and three charges of having inappropriate relations with a student and police say Burton now faces more charges.
Burton surrendered to authorities following a court hearing after information surfaced that she had met the 14-year-old again at least twice.
08/27/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing
Jennifer Lea Burton has, in a plea deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one count of improper relationship between educator and student. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped one count of sexual assault and two counts of improper relationship
Burton was sentenced to ten years in prison on each count with the sentences to run concurrently.
Burton is also required to register as a sex offender.
Thanks to “Lame” whose comment brought the conclusion of this case to our attention. – webmaster
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Well just dang the lawyer thinks he can prove her innocence? Whooo hooo, that’ll be interesting. Video doesn’t lie. Nah he’s angling for better terms. Betcha her kids don’t want to see her nasty self anymore. Jennyfer, you are going down. OOOh I didn’t mean a double entendre there but it is a good one. Jenny girl you are going to pay, and pay and pay. Only question is how much. Hope it was really really good for you so you can remember it forever as you pay. Give it up and take the plea and admit your guilt. judges are more lenient on thsoe who admit their guilt. You could get many years in prison instead of just a few.
Ms Burton is a real TILF. If she sampled some of the black boys’ wares, she would have stayed straight.
Former Orangefield Junior High School teacher and coach Jennifer Burton, 40, has turned down a plea agreement offer of five years in prison and will seek a trial to prove her innocence according to what her attorney told the OC District Attorney’s office. Burton was indicted earlier this year for sexual assault of a child and for improper relationship between a teacher and student. The teenage girl in question, also lived with the Burton family at the time. The DA’s office said a plea agreement could still be reached before the case goes to trial.
Jackyboy, Chill. We don’t want to attack the person. We want to attack the attitude and behavior. Otherwise the moerator will and should stop this discussion. I regret somewhat talking about carpet munching. it is a wasy to emhasize the vileness of the behavior of someone converting the natrual and God given behavior into something corrupt and evil. What Jennifer did was vile and she shouid have consequences for becoming inflamed with lust instead of doing what she should be doing. If Jennifer owns up to her wrong doing, turns from it and seeks help then I will bo on her side. Otherewise I wll seek to show her how nasty it is by using embarassing terms. Janet Huges still hasn’t tried to do better, she only pleaded to keep from getting 45 years. I still hope she messes up and the Judge gives her the full sentence. Lee Bridges came on here and said his wife made a mistake, i thinkg she’s a good manipulator as most psyciiopaths are, and if she is one, she should get put away into prison. Maybe Jennifer needs and deserves to, maybe not. But in any and all cases where someone says that some trauma in their past made them do it, I cry Bool—-. IT”S A CHOICE to do evil not an inevitability. Read my comment on Autumn Leathere and you will see why I say it is their choice.
she’s beautiful and im sure her “victim” was as well… they should be congratulated not persecuted
Lame – trust me, Bytor has nothing to say and will likely seek other places to defend herself – er, I mean Jennifer.
I feel like Hank Hill, “Dang it, Bobby.”
Dang it, Jackyboy. That’s exactly the kind of comment that is going to keep Bytor from posting.
Ah, Mr. Plum. Thank you so much for treeing this oh-so elusive little quarry BYTOR. Ah, miss BYTOR, please reveal your self as the oh-so-sick and ultra depraved vile JENNIFER LEA BURTON her own self or a equally depraved FAMILY member of Jennifer. Who ELSE could be defending a RUG-MUNCHING PEDOPHILE caught-on-tape ADULTEROUS Cheating whore having Major Lezzie SEX in herHUSBAND’s BED with a FIFTEEN 15 15 15 15 year old girl. Oh, PLEASE tell us of the SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES that would excuse poor, widdle Jennifer Baby from getiing 30 years in a Taliban prison with Turkish Men in abundancxe
I don’t think she was molested or anything. If she was, and she tries to use that as an excuse, it wouldn’t fly, at least with someone with reasonable sense. She’s 39. If she was molested as a child, and was starting to notice that she was attracted to children herself, there’s no excuse for her not seeking professional psychological help BEFORE acting on those feelings.
Like I said, I don’t think the “more” is an excuse, but rather some kind of detail we’re not hearing, like maybe the husband did something himself first, and then twisted things to make it look like she was totally to blame, with the girl. I don’t know, I’m not “in the know.” I’m waiting to be enlightened.
That’s just it. There is nothing “more” that can justify, explain or mitigate sexual acts with children. Unless you can demonstrate that she was insane to the point that she had no idea what she was doing EVERY SINGLE TIME it is totally irrelevant.
And if disclosing the fact that she was abused as a child isn’t an excuse or justification then why did you bring it up? I’m sure she would appreciate you sharing that personal detail with the world, by the way.
I’m actually going to stick up for Bytor here a bit in that I don’t think he/she is actually “sticking up” for Jennifer. Rather, Bytor is saying, “there’s more to this than meets the eye.” What I want to know from Bytor is, you know what that “more” is, so tell us, so we can be better informed–not for gossip’s sake, but for the sake of having an informed discussion.
Bytor – “Lame” was gentle in calling your post arrogant. It’s downright pompous.
You are close to Jennifer, we get that. This closeness inevitably is the cause of your bias. If this were someone you did not know you clearly would not have a problem with those of us who choose to vocalize our disdain for sex crimes against children. I do not see you defending and apologizing for pedophiles in Wisconsin…why is that? BIAS.
Refusing to look at things objectively and allowing your personal feelings to dictate your position is the antithesis of “enlightened”, so don’t be so smug about putting the rest of us down.
As for me…I have no problem exercising my freedom of speech in LOUDLY condemning a woman who was videotaped molesting a child.
OK, Bytor, first of all, I and most people aren’t here to “bash others,” but rather to do two things: Inform ourselves and others about persons in positions of trust and authority who prey upon children, and discuss how these things happen and try to determine how they can be avoided in the future. Yes, there are some people here to go overboard, but that going overboard can go either way–either making pitiful excuses for offenders or calling for overly harsh punnishment. Then, you have the occasional pervert who makes stupid comments like, “where were these teachers when I was in school?”
I don’t doubt for a minute that you have genuine care for Jennifer. But, you are wrong, you can enlighten us, if you inform us. You say that she was herself a victim. How so? Was she physically abused? If so, that doesn’t at all explain why she would victimize this girl. If she was molested as a girl, that doesn’t explain why she would victimize a girl–in fact, as a teacher, and as a mother, that would of all things make her all the more wary of doing anything to harm a child.
I appreciate that you’re not making excuses for her. There is no excuse. But, if you’re going to tell us that there’s more to the story than we’re getting from the media and discussion forums, and then kind of do a, “I know something you don’t know…” kind of post, it just kind of seems a bit, for a lack of a better word, arrogant. I’m not saying you are arrogant. Far be it from me to accuse you of that. What I’m saying is that it comes off a bit that way. If you do have information, and tell us that you have information, then tell us that we can’t be enlightened, well, it’s a bit rude. If you do have information, and you share it in an informative manner, yes, we who read it will be enlightened. The only ones who “lack the capacity to be enlightened” are those who read just the main story and then make some kind of knee-jerk comment, such as the one you cited.
Its very difficult to enlighten those who lack the capacity to be enlightened. Some people need to bash others so that they can feel good about themselves.
Carpet Muncher??? are you serious? could you be any more pathetic?
Jennifer is a friend and I do not support what she did. However, her actions do not give me the right to show hate. Whatever punishment comes her way for this she deserves but it does me no good to get on this site and act like i’m better than anyone else. Most people don’t care to hear this but for many years Jennifer was a victim herself. I can’t imagine the hell she went through. Does that give her an excuse? No way!! But I can’t help but feel that she is now paying the price for the the sins of everyone in this evil chain. So is the young lady involved.
Well, Bytor, if you’re in the know, enlighten us.