- Brianne Altice is serving between two and 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of forcible sexual abuse
- In 2013, Altice, 37, had sexual contact with three male teenage students at Davis High School in Salt Lake City, Utah
- One of her victims and his parents have filed a lawsuit against her and the Davis School District
- Altice
responded to this suit in a letter submitted to the court saying the
boy's parents never attended parent-teacher conferences
- She also said that the boy had a strained relationship with his parents that she was trying to help him repair
- Altice also shot down claims she wore risque clothing in the classroom saying there were no complaints about her work attire
A Utah
teacher serving time after she admitted to having sexual contact with
three of her students defended her actions from behind bars while
lashing out at the parents of one of her teenage victims.
Brianne
Altice, 37, of Salt Lake City responded to a lawsuit filed against her
and the Davis School District in December by one of her victims and his
parents saying that they failed to attend her parent-teacher conferences
and that their son often complained about his strained relationship
with the two.
She
also shot down claims that she wore 'risque' clothing in the classroom
saying that there she had never received any complaints about her work
attire.
Altice,
who is serving a minimum of two years in prison after pleading guilty
last April to three counts of forcible sexual abuse, also said that she
had no 'evil or malicious intent' by having sexual contact with her
three victims.
Altice said
she wrote the two-page letter that was submitted to the court last
month in response to the lawsuit because she cannot afford legal
counsel.
In the letter, obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune,
she also responded to allegations that she allowed the boys to skip
class and hang out with her, saying that she frequently let both male
and female students spend time together in her classroom before and
after school and during their lunch hour.
The
initial complaint claims that employees at the school told
administrators about Altice's inappropriate behavior with male students
and they chose to ignore the problem.
Attorneys for the school district have denied this claim.
The
lawsuit also claims that Altice's rampant romps were so blatant that
the question 'Who is Ms. Altice sleeping with now?' became a running
joke throughout the school.
The young man who filed the lawsuit was 16 years old the first time he engaged in sexual contact with Altice.
According to Altice's letter the boy would often help 'thwart inappropriate comments directed at her'.
She said her victims would also frequently tell her 'you’re hot' and 'you’re sexy.'
In December, a state court judge also tossed out a lawsuit filed by one of Altice's other victims.
A
school district attorney argued that the district is immune from
liability under state law that exempts state entities for physical and
emotional harm suffered as the result of physical battery.
Police
say Altice befriended the boys while they were students, eventually
progressing to three separate sexual relationships, meeting the teens
for sex at parks, in cars and at her home while her husband was away.
She has since divorced.
he disgraced teacher had sexual relationships with the boys for months, going on picnics and dates with the students.
The
lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages for physical, mental and
emotional pain and expenses for counseling, therapy and related care
and treatment. It also seeks punitive damages against Altice.
A trial date has not been set at this time.
A
second victim had also filed a suit against Altice and the school
district claiming that the teacher took advantage of the fact that the
teenager had been sexually abused and had a troubled past.
That suit also alleges that the school district knew about the Altice's relationships and failed to protect the students.
Altice
admitted to touching the genitals of her three victims in 2013, while
all three of the young men said they had sex with the teacher.
In exchange for the plea, Davis County prosecutors dismissed 11 other felony charges, including first-degree felony rape.
At
her sentencing, she said she was emotionally damaged and made mistakes
by giving into her teenage students' advances. She will have her first
parole hearing in January 2017 and could ultimately be facing 30 years
in prison
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