Lauren Harrington-Cooper, a 31-year-old married Pennsylvania teacher convicted of having sex with two students, apparently enticed them with the most ridiculous line ever:
"All the candy you need is right here."
Harrington-Cooper, a high school English teacher, was sentenced to 9-23 months in jail this week, according to the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual contact with students and two counts of corrupting minors. She admits having sex with males ages 17 and 18.
The younger student she met while teaching in the Wyoming Valley West School district, where Harrington-Cooper reportedly performed oral sex on him.
There were four total victims, Assistant D.A. Jenny Roberts said.
School officials say sexual contact didn’t take place on school grounds, but police said she uttered the quote about “all the candy you want” in school.
“The defendant was in a position of authority with students and she took advantage of that,” Roberts said. “They’re just happy to move on with their lives.”
Lauren Harrington-Cooper also taught classes at her husband’s dance academy, officials say, where she was photographed in a skimpy leotard.
When the former teacher was sentenced, Harrington-Cooper said nothing, but her attorney told the media she took responsibility and noted:
“She will never be allowed to work with children again ... she has been diagnosed with some significant psychological issues of inadequacy."
"Her self-esteem issues have really troubled her all of her life, and she found comfort and solace in some people giving her attention, as wrong as it was.”
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