Former Teacher Will Plead Guilty To Child Porn Charges

A former teacher accused of drugging twochildren and offering them to a Florida man for sex will pleadguilty to child pornography charges.

By: Katie Hammond | WKRG-TV
Published: September 17, 2009

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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A former teacher accused of drugging two
children and offering them to a Florida man for sex will plead
guilty to child pornography charges.
According to documents filed in court by her attorney, Melissa
B. Gray will enter a so-called "blind plea" to possession and
distribution of child pornography charges. It means that she will
get no promise of a lenient sentencing recommendation from federal
prosecutors in Mobile. U.S. Magistrate Judge Katherine "Kit"
Nelson scheduled a Sept. 23 change of plea hearing.
Gray, a 30-year-old former schoolteacher, faces a
mandatory-minimum sentence of five years in prison. A worst-case
scenario of her punishment under advisory sentencing guidelines
shows she could get more than 12½ years. U.S. District Judge Kristi
DuBose will make the final decision.
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