FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) - A female high school teacher accused of a sexual relationship with a student half her age has pleaded not guilty to rape charges.
The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports (https://bit.ly/1kqetOO) 34-year-old Brianne Altice pleaded to the three felony counts Thursday. Trial is set for May 12-13.
The hearing came a week after a teenage boy testified that he began having sex with his English teacher last year with after she succumbed to his frequent flirting.
The boy, whose name is being withheld because he’s a minor, said he was out of his comfort zone after moving to Utah and Altice was the first teacher who was sympathetic.
Altice worked at Davis High School in Kaysville and was arrested in October. Her husband filed for divorce a month later.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner, https://www.standard.net
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