Colorado teacher arrested, admits bearing student's child, police say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Rhonda Eisenberg

/ CBS Denver/Weld County Sheriff's Office

(CBS/KCNC/AP) GREELEY, Colo. - Police say a Colorado school teacher has admitted having a child with a student and is facing sexual assault charges.

Spanish teacher Rhonda Eisenberg was booked into the Weld County jail Tuesday afternoon after police said she admitted to having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student while he lived with her in 2010.

According to CBS Denver, Eisenberg had guardianship over the boy, whose parents lived in Mexico at the time. In a police affidavit detectives said they found a document that was written in Spanish that gave Eisenberg legal guardianship over the student.

An official said it appears the family left Colorado but the student wanted to stay so he could graduate from Northridge High School in Greeley, about 55 miles north of Denver, the station reports.

Eisenberg reportedly told police the student, now 19, offers assistance as the child's father.

CBS Denver reports that during a court appearance Wednesday, the 44-year-old Eisenberg told a judge she's not a bad person and just wants to go home and see her three children.

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by Steyr95 July 22, 2012 6:04 PM EDT: Ge is it just me or does Colorado seem to have more than it's share of psychos?; Reply to this comment


by otbros July 21, 2012 5:20 PM EDT: The Spanish word for "cougar" is "puma."; Reply to this comment


by seanoairborne July 21, 2012 11:41 AM EDT: "I'm not a bad person,I just want to go home to my kids"What a sick *****!; Reply to this comment

by firedup12 July 20, 2012 3:22 PM EDT

Do you want her teaching your son?

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by squirrellynuts July 21, 2012 10:55 AM EDT: I wish when I was a teenager I was "educated" by a hot teacher like this, hahaha. I guess I was too ugly to have my teachers have sex with me.

by titangoddess July 20, 2012 1:06 PM EDT

The age of consent is 16. The state does not have a case. Not agreeing with this horrible case at all but at 17 this man, he is not a child, knew what he was doing and didn't just do it once. This woman has no self worth.

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by preznitbongo July 21, 2012 4:58 PM EDT: that might be the age of consent, but most states have a law against teachers and students having sex because of the influence that teachers have over their pupils. there are cases of teachers being prosecuted for having sex with 18 year old students.

by Martha12345 July 20, 2012 8:36 AM EDT

Will the NEA provide her with a lawyer ?

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by preznitbongo July 21, 2012 4:58 PM EDT: not only that, but they'll fight for her to keep her job

by caljack430 July 19, 2012 8:59 PM EDT

I'm sorry, but at 17, i think the kid knew dang well what he was doing. How in the heck is this sexual assault. I understand the law, but the law is dumb. If no one was hurt or traumatized in the situation what is the problem.

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by Ulgnud July 19, 2012 10:16 PM EDT: I would agree with you. Trouble is if the teacher was male and the student was female and she had a baby from him, the lynch mobs would be on the move.


by rwsmith29456 July 20, 2012 12:49 AM EDT: Agreed. However, in most states the age of majority for males is 18. Sure he knew what he was doing but the law holds her accountable. She, an adult, saddled a minor with with the psychological burden of having a child, whether she accepts his offer of assistance or not.


by 14FREEK July 20, 2012 4:19 AM EDT: Doesn't matter if a 17 yo knew what he was doing. she is wrong. btw who are the other 2 childrens fathers? more students?

by firedup12 July 19, 2012 6:22 PM EDT

Three kids! Wonder if their fathers were all her students.

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by Teddie Seeley July 20, 2012 6:04 AM EDT: I'm so tired of these teachers (women/men), taking advantage of their students.
I wonder how the parents, of this boy feel, having entrusted their son with her. Now he is a father, and will have to support it for the next 18 years at least.
Shameful.