Debra Lafave Arrested on Probation Violation for Talking to Teen Girl

  • Debra Lafave, the Florida teacher who pleaded guilty to lewd behavior with a teenage boy, has been arrested for allegedly violating her probation on charges she spoke to an underage female co-worker.

    Lafave, 27, allegedly had contact with the minor — a 16-year-old co-worker — at Danny Boys' restaurant in Ruskin, Fla., in violation of her probation, FOX News has learned.

    Lafave pleaded guilty in 2005 to lewd and lascivious behavior as part of a plea deal after Florida authorities charged her with having sex with a 14-year-old student.

    As part of her probation, Lafave is to abstain from contact with minors under 18 years of age.

    The former teacher and her co-worker had allegedly known each other since Oct. 2006, according to the police report.


The Florida Department of Corrections ordered her arrest.