The appellant, a high school teacher, appealed her conviction and 13-month sentence for sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old student.
The trial judge found that the appellant engaged in a prolonged, sexually charged relationship with the student and had sexual intercourse with him while he was intoxicated, relying on the student's testimony, corroborating witness testimony, and telecommunications data.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding no reversible error in the trial judge's assessment of the evidence.
The sentence appeal was also dismissed, as the sentencing judge did not err in treating character reference letters as evidence of the appellant's position of trust rather than as mitigating factors.
