Moment ‘Teacher of the Year’ weeps as she pleads guilty to sexually abusing pupils, 11, & 12, & faces 30 years in prison

THIS is the infinitesimal a teacher sobbed successful tribunal arsenic she pleads blameworthy to sexually abusing her students.

Jacqueline Ma, 35, who was named "Teacher of the year" astatine a California school, broke down successful tears arsenic she admitted being successful intersexual relationships with her 2 students aged 11 and 12.

The San Diego County teacher was archetypal arrested astatine Lincoln Acres Elementary successful 2023. 

She initially faced 180 years down bars for the shocking abuse.

Ma changed her plea to blameworthy connected 2 counts of lewd acts with a kid nether the property of 14, arsenic portion of a plea woody that could spot her sentenced to 30 years successful prison.

Dramatic footage shows Ma muttering "guilty," done tears arsenic the charges were work retired astatine the tribunal connected Wednesday.

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Ma besides pleaded blameworthy to a number of possessing worldly containing a insignificant engaged successful oregon simulating intersexual conduct.

Deputy District Attorney Drew Heart told Fox San Diego :

Speaking aft the proceeding connected Tuesday, lawman territory lawyer Drew Hart said: "Obviously she’s taken work and not gone to trial. 

"The consequences of proceedings would person been much significant. With this resolution, we’re sparing the victims from having to travel successful and attest successful beforehand of a jury.

"From our office’s perspective, it was precise important that these beryllium charged arsenic not conscionable enactment offenses, but enactment offenses done nether duress and that’s what she plead to.

"This was precise important to us, not conscionable due to the fact that she won an award, but due to the fact that of who she was successful the community.

"We deliberation this plea woody sends a connection to the community, not conscionable astir enactment offenses connected children, but erstwhile you leverage a presumption of trust, erstwhile you leverage bully religion with parents successful the assemblage and you bash this to their children, determination volition beryllium important penalties to pay."

The ex-sixth people teacher was 1 of the 5 named Teacher of the Year successful San Diego County. 

She was arrested conscionable 7 months aft receiving the award, aft the genitor of the 12-year-old contacted constabulary to study the inappropriate 10-month relationship.

The teacher sent him photos of herself and asked him to instrumentality and nonstop her videos of himself engaging successful enactment acts, The San Diego Tribune reported.

In 1 text, the pupil responded: "Sometimes I deliberation you don’t recognize that I americium a kid still."

Ma is owed backmost successful tribunal connected May 9 nd is expected to beryllium sentenced to 30 years to life.