A FORMER teacher has been jailed for 20 years after admitting to having sex with a teenage boy and instructing a 13-year-old girl to perform in a sex act, court documents show.
Leticia Lowery, of Montgomery County, Texas, pled guilty on Tuesday to counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child and first-degree performance by a child.
Lowery, 40, had sex with a 15-year-old boy in her home in November 2019, court records show.
She was also accused of telling a 13-year-old girl to perform in a sex act, according to the complaint documents.
“It prevented the children involved that she victimized and sexually assaulted from having to testify and I think that’s a win all day,” said Assistant District Attorney Laura Bond.
“I think often times when people hear about offenses that are committed by a female against a male child, people tend to minimize it but the effect on the child is still the same.
“Her taking responsibility and preventing 20 years in prison is a statement on the fact she knew what Montgomery County and the community and jurors would’ve sentenced her,” Asst. Attorney Bond said.
On November 1, Lowery allegedly picked up a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl who was with him, Fox Atlanta reports.
Court documents say the 40-year-old dropped the girl off at a friend’s house for a birthday party and drove back to the boy’s house – where she allegedly had sex with him on a couch.
The boy told cops that Lowery had himself and the teenage girl in her vehicle outside his house when no one was home, according to reports.
Lowery allegedly called the 13-year-old girl to get inside the car and instructed her to have sex with the boy while she watched.
The girl followed through with Lowery’s instructions, according to court documents seen by Fox.
The victim’s mom suspected something inappropriate was happening between Lowery and the teen, and was advised by Harris County police to monitor her son’s mobile, ABC13 reports.
She reportedly found text messages between her son and Lowery that were “sexual in nature”.
The boy later admitted to sexual intercourse with the 40-year-old, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said the 40-year-old was out on $10,000 bond following an incident that occurred in May 2019.
Lowery had been charged with online solicitation of a minor boy, who was 15, after communicating with a child on a mobile phone app, allegedly sending sexually explicit videos and photos.
Lowery is due to appear in court in January.