Debra LaFave Free From House Arrest

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa teacher-turned-sex offender Debra
Lafave is free from her house arrest.

The 27-year-old Lafave is the middle-school teacher who avoided
prison by pleading guilty to having sex with a 14-year-old student.
She finishes her house arrest sentence Friday but still has to
serve seven years of less-restrictive probation.

Her attorney, John Fitzgibbons, says she is doing well in her
treatment for a mental health disorder, has completed community
service and paid all her fines.

Lafave has served more than 2 1/2 years of house arrest. A judge
released her from it early over the objections of prosecutors.

Her story captured headlines worldwide, and Fitzgibbons once
told reporters that she wouldn't be safe in prison because she's
too attractive.

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