Gabrielle Marvelli was jailed after she allegedly had a sex with a student on Memorial Day weekend, at the Econo Lodge on Downyflake Lane in south Allentown. The student was one week shy of his eighteenth birthday. Marvelli did not return to class on Tuesday after the holiday and is on paid administrative leave.
The district attorney said: ""The victim in this case was, at the time of the alleged incident, only one week away from reaching majority under the law. Had he reached his 18th birthday, this case could not have been brought. I have chosen to approve this charge because teachers must be held to a high standard and, stating the obvious, should not enlist their students to engage in sexual relations."
Update Aug 17 2011: Marvelli was formally arraigned on one charge of corruption of a minor. She pleaded not guilty. Allentown police say she had sex with the student around 3:20 a.m. May 28, at the Econo Lodge on Downyflake Lane. The senior prom was held later that day. Marvelli no longer works for the school district. Her next court date is a conference hearing scheduled for Sept. 28.
Marvelli's lawyer said that the student told her he was 18, and that the student is a "ladies' man" and was boasting to everyone that he "bedded" a teacher.
Gabrielle is married with one daughter.
Update Nov 30 2011: Marvelli admitted to the court that she spread her legs so that a penis less than half her age could enter her vagina. Under her plea deal, Marvelli's minimum sentence won't exceed nine months in jail, the maximum 5 years.
Update Dec 20 2011: Marvelli was sentenced to 9 months to 5 years in prison. Pretty stiff penalty for a pretty stiff crime.
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