Teacher Who Had Sex with Student Appeals Sentence

The former Bangor Area High School teacher who was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old student is contestig her five-month prison term, according to The Centre Daily Times.

Rachel L. Farrell of was accused of having sex with up to four teenage boys at the school, but pleaded guilty to only one charge of corrupting a minor.

She started her prison term Friday, but according to the story wants Judge Emil Giordano to reconsider even though Farrell agreed with her sentence.

The boy, now 18, told police that Farrell was his 11th-grade reading teacher at Bangor High School.

He said "he and Farrell had sexual intercourse numerous times at many different locations. Many times were in her car or his car parked in secluded locations," according to the affidavit of probable cause. He said some "sex occurred in the on Rt. 248" and also at the Ramada Inn in Tannersville.

Farrell had allegedly that she had had sex with two 17-year-old boys from the school. She submitted her resignation at the same time.

But in January, District Attorney John Morganelli said Farrell had affairs with up to four students and had an extended relationship with at least one.

Only one of the students cooperated with police, however, and the district attorney dropped additional charges involving the other boys.

The age of sexual consent in Pennsylvania is 16. But “corruption of minors” is when someone older than 18 corrupts the “morals” of anyone under 18. The statute is listed below.