Guilty! Stephanie M Amato, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (arrested June 2014)

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Stephanie M Amato, 30, 8th-grade special education teacher at Ethan Allen School, The School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "accused of having a consensual sexual relationship with her 14-year-old male student"

Mayfair Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Student

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A special education teacher at a Northeast Philadelphia elementary school turned herself in to police Wednesday morning. She’s accused of having a consensual sexual relationship with her 14-year-old male student. Stephanie Amato, 30, is facing charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and statutory sexual assault. She is a special education teacher at the Ethan Allen School just off Harbison Avenue in Mayfair. “Everyone is upset over it,” parent Mary Ann Bailey said. Parents were stunned to hear the allegations, calling it a serious betrayal if proven true. “She was very involved with my oldest son and it’s ...

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City teacher accused of having sex with student

A teacher at Ethan Allen Elementary, a public school in Mayfair, is accused of having sex with one of her students. Stephanie Amato, 30, surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, a police spokeswoman said. Police Officer Jillian Russell said that Amato, who was awaiting arraignment on Wednesday afternoon, is charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, interference with custody of children, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of a minor, indecent assault and indecent exposure. One of Amato's male students reported having sex with his teacher on "several occasions," Russell said.

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Female Special Ed Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student

A Northeast Philadelphia middle school teacher turned herself in on Wednesday after she allegedly had "consensual" sex with one of her special education students several times. Stephanie Amato, an eighth grade special education teacher at Ethan Allen Elementary School, was arrested and charged after prosecutors accused her of carrying on a "consensual" sexual relationship with her student. Investigators say one of Amato's 14-year-old male students told the school counselor that he had sex with Amato several times at her home and in her car between March and April of this year. School officials then contacted police. Amato, 30, was immediately ...

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Special-education teacher accused of having sex with one of her students

Stephanie Amato was released early Thursday after posting 10 percent of bail set at $125,000, according to court records. A special-education teacher in Mayfair has been accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her students, a 14-year-old boy. Stephanie Amato, a teacher at Ethan Allen Elementary, surrendered to authorities in the Special Victims Unit on Wednesday, a police spokeswoman said. After a months-long investigation, Amato, 30, was charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, interference with custody of children, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of a minor, indecent assault ...

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Stephanie Amato, Special Education Teacher, Accused Of Sex With Student

A special education teacher in Philadelphia is accused of having at least 10 illicit sexual encounters with a 14-year-old student. Stephanie Amato, 30, turned herself in on Wednesday, according to NBC Philadelphia. Amato allegedly had sex with the teen, whom she taught, multiple times throughout March and April in her car and in her home, ABC 6 reports. The student's father removed him from the Ethan Allen Elementary School after learning about the allegations. Tasha Jamerson, spokeswoman for District Attorney Seth Williams, called the sex "consensual," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Photos from Amato's Facebook page show her laughing with ...

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Special Education Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Student

A Philadelphia public school special education teacher was arraigned overnight on charges of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student, police say. Stephanie Amato, 30, turned herself in to the Special Victims Unit on Wednesday afternoon. The special education teacher at the Ethan Allen School in Mayfair attempted to hide her face with a piece of paper after she was arraigned and released overnight. On Tuesday, Amato posted on Facebook a picture that shows the special education teacher mugging for the camera with several teens inside a car with the caption "fun with these kids.” Another photo posted Tuesday ...

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Special Education Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Student

A local teacher is under arrested after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student at a Philadelphia public school. 30-year-old Stephanie Amato turned herself into Special Victims Unit on Wednesday afternoon.

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Special Education Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Her Student

Stephanie Amato, an eighth grade special education teacher at Ethan Allen Elementary School, was arrested and charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault and other related offenses. Investigators say one ...

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Philly special ed teacher accused of sex with boy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A special education teacher in northeast Philadelphia has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student. Prosecutors allege that 30-year-old Stephanie Amato, an 8th grade teacher at Ethan Allen School, had sex with the youth in her home and car on multiple occasions between March and April. Amato was charged Wednesday with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges. School district spokesman Fernando Gallard told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Amato was removed from the Mayfair school after the allegations surfaced. ...

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Special education teacher at NE Philly school charged with having sex with student, 14

PHILADELPHIA — A special education teacher in northeast Philadelphia has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student. Prosecutors allege that 30-year-old Stephanie Amato, an 8th grade teacher at Ethan Allen School, had sex ...

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Special Education Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Her Student

Stephanie Amato, an eighth grade special education teacher at Ethan Allen Elementary School, was arrested and charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault and other related offenses. Investigators say one ...

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Special Education Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Released On Bail

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A special education teacher at a Northeast Philadelphia elementary school stands accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Stephanie Amato, 30, has been charged with Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Statutory ...

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Special Ed Teacher Charged with Sex Assault

A special education teacher in Philadelphia was arraigned overnight on charges she had sexual relations with a 14 year old student. Thirty year old Stephanie Amato (pictured), a special-ed teacher at the Ethan Allen School in Mayfair turned herself into the Special Victims Unit yesterday. Amato has been a teacher at Ethan Allen for six years and is accused of having sex with the student numerous times in her car and her home in Northeast Philly.​

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Special Education teacher charged with having sex with student

A special education teacher in Philadelphia is accused of having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 14-year-old male student. 30-year-old Stephanie Amato covered her face as she left police headquarters Thursday morning, just after 4. Amato is now free on bail, after she was arrested, and then arraigned on several charges including sexual contact with a minor, statutory sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of children. Students and faculty walked into the Ethan Allen School in Mayfair on Thursday morning with a lot of questions, surrounding allegations Amato had a sexual relationship with a 14 year old student. Amato is ...

According to the district attorney’s office, Amato had an ongoing sexual relationship with one of her male students between march and April of this year. The alleged encounters happened in her car and her home.

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Special education teacher in Philly charged with having sex with 8th grade student

An eighth-grade instructor in Philadelphia has been charged with having sexual intercourse with a young student on more than 10 occasions, prosecutors said. Stephanie Amato, 30 was arraigned Thursday in Philadelphia. Bail was set at $120,000. The special education teacher had sex with her 14-year-old student several times at her home and in her car, the district attorney's office said, according to WPVI-TV. The encounters, which prosecutors say were consensual, occurred in April and May. Amato was charged because the boy is a minor. The counts against her include statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare ...

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Special-ed teacher accused of sex with boy

PHILADELPHIA — A special education teacher in northeast Philadelphia has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student. Prosecutors allege that 30-year-old Stephanie Amato, an 8th grade teacher at Ethan Allen School, had sex with the youth in her home and car on multiple occasions between March and April. Amato was charged Wednesday with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges. School district spokesman Fernando Gallard told The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/1mWplnW ) that Amato was removed from the Mayfair school after the allegations ...

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Philly special ed teacher accused of sex with a student

Amato has been charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges. On Wednesday, Amato, who was a teacher for six years, surrendered to authorities, a police spokeswoman said. According to NBC10.com “Investigators say one of Amato's 14-year-old male students told the school counselor that he had sex with Amato several times at her home and in her car between March and April of this year. School officials then contacted police.” www.nbc10.com Amato was removed from the school pending an investigation, and barred from having contact ...

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Special Education Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Her Student

Investigators say one of Amato's 14-year-old male students told the school counselor that he had sex with Amato several times at her home and in her car between March and April of this year. School officials then contacted police. Amato, 30, was immediately removed from the school pending the investigation and was not allowed to have contact with students. She has been suspended with pay. Amato surrendered to Special Victims Unit detectives on Wednesday and was later arraigned on eight counts including unlawful sexual contact with a minor, child endangerment and indecent exposure. She left custody after posting 10 percent ...

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Special-education teacher accused of having sex with student

After a months-long investigation, Amato, 30, was charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, interference with custody of children, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of a minor, indecent assault and indecent exposure. The 14-year-old boy, who received special-education services from the school, reported having sex with his teacher on "several occasions," said police spokeswoman Officer Jillian Russell. When the boy's father discovered the relationship, a school source said, he pulled the boy from Ethan Allen. Amato, who was awaiting arraignment Wednesday night, could not be reached for comment, and it wasn't ...

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Special Ed Teacher Has Sex With 14-Year-Old, Posts Inappropriate Photos

Stephanie ... Amato's crimes came to light in April and, after a month of investigation, the teacher had to turn herself in to police. On the eve of her surrender, she apparently hung out with and took photos with students, many of them inappropriate. But as Uproxx points out, at least she got 19 likes when she posted them to Facebook? That's ten more than I get on anything I post. Ugh. This is no time for jokes, because the fact that this woman not only had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old, but a 14-year-old who had special needs and ...

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