Teacher Who Had Sex With Teen In Court

A former middle school teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 14-year-old male student in 2004 appeared in court Tuesday.

Debra Lafave, 26, is charged with violating her probation.

Lafave struck up work-place friendship at a Tampa-area restaurant where she was waiting tables, reports CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella.

She talked about her personal life, including sex and boyfriends, with her teenaged female co-worker, according to a Department of Corrections report. It is a violation of the terms of her probation because she was not supposed to have contact with minors without permission.

The judge asked Lafave to return January 10 when the witnesses could also be there, reports CBS News affiliate WTSP-TV.

In 2005, the victim's mother pressed for a plea deal so her son wouldn't have to testify, reports Cobiella.

She apologized to the boy and to his family and said she was undergoing therapy.

Lafave is serving three years house arrest and seven years probation.

Other terms of her probation include sex offender treatment, random drug testing and 200 hours of community service, which she has completed.

Lafave's probation officer is recommending the harshest punishment possible - 15 years in prison, the sentence for her original crime.