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Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Massachusetts Statutory Rape of 15-Year-Old

By Altman & Altman

Lisa Lavoie, an ex-Holyoke elementary school teacher, has pleaded guilty to Massachusetts statutory rape and enticing a child. The 25-year-old woman is accused of running off with a 15-year-old eighth grader. Lavoie, who has been released until her sentencing next month, is not allowed to contact the teenager. Police discovered Lavoie and the teenager in a hotel room last year after the two of them had gone missing for about a week. The boy, who was at the hearing in Hampden Superior Court on Wednesday, submitted a statement asking for leniency for Lavoie. While the prosecutor says he is seeking a 3- to 5- year prison sentence, Lavoie?s Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer wants probation. He says that his client pled guilty so that the teen wouldn?t have to testify...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on December 18, 2010 (boomark / email).