Ex-teacher gets 6 years in student sex case

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By ANNA JO BRATTON / The Associated Press
Monday, Sep 29, 2008 - 03:49:54 pm CDT

OMAHA — A former teacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old student so she could have sex with him was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison.

Kelsey Peterson also was given five years of supervised release after she leaves prison.

The 26-year-old pleaded guilty in July to a charge of transporting a minor across state lines to have sex and avoided a similar charge that would have carried a mandatory 10-year minimum sentence.

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Peterson and her relatives and friends cried as they waved to each other across the courtroom and said, “I love youâ€