{"id":60,"date":"2005-11-29T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-30T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/pubcrim\/2005\/11\/29\/lafave-sentence\/"},"modified":"2005-11-29T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-30T01:59:00","slug":"lafave-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/pubcrim\/2005\/11\/29\/lafave-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"lafave sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"
cnn.com<\/a> reports that debra beasley lafave, a 25-year-old florida teacher, pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior for having sex with a 14-year-old student. she was sentenced to three years of house arrest, seven years probation, and she must register as a sex offender. conditions of her supervision also ban her from profiting financially from her crime.<\/p>\n

ms. beasley lafave’s photo is already posted on the florida department of law enforcement’s sexual predator website. i’ve gotten somewhat familiar with these sites, since kim gardner began collecting data on the contents of state sex offender registries for her independent thesis project. here is the information that florida provides on debbie lafave:<\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/a>Debra Jean Beasley
Alias:<\/strong> Debra J Beasley, Debbie Lafave, Debra Lafave, Debra Beasley Lafave<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Status:<\/strong> Community Control <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Corrections #:<\/strong> T47535 <\/td>\nDate of Birth:<\/strong> 08-28-1980 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race:<\/strong> White <\/td>\nSex:<\/strong> Female <\/td>\nHeight:<\/strong> 5′ 07″ <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hair:<\/strong> Blond <\/td>\nEyes:<\/strong> Blue <\/td>\nWeight:<\/strong> 135 lbs. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scars, Marks, Tattoos:<\/strong> Tattoo Other:Butterfly On Hip; Tattoo Back:Butterfly; Tattoo Back:Chinese Character; <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last Reported Address:<\/strong> 406 12th St Sw, Ruskin, FL 33570-4182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
County:<\/strong> Hillsborough <\/td>\nDate Address Entered:<\/strong> 11-24-2005 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qualifying Offense(s):<\/strong> Lewd Or Lascivious Battery Victim 12-15 Years Old (Principal) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victim(s):<\/strong> Gender:<\/b> Male ; Minor?<\/b> Yes Gender:<\/b> Unknown ; Minor?<\/b> Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Beasley<\/strong> is a Sex Offender under Florida law. Positive identification cannot be established unless a fingerprint comparison is made.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
aside from her gender and the enormous<\/a><\/em> amount of publicity generated by the case, the entry for ms. lafave\/beasley is not dissimilar to others on the site. her age, race, and offense are fairly typical, as are her tattoos. some observers have commented on her physical attractiveness, but even this characteristic is probably not that unusual in the databases (though nobody but sinatra<\/a> actually looks good in a mug shot). nor is her crime all that unusual. for example, i searched under “beasley” and quickly found a similar case. bobby beasley is also 25 and also convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 16.<\/div>\n
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Sex Offender<\/strong> \"\"Bobby Beasley<\/strong>
Alias:<\/strong> Bobby Ray Beasley, Red Beasley<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Status:<\/strong> State Incarceration <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Corrections #:<\/strong> H08933 <\/td>\nDate of Birth:<\/strong> 05-22-1980 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Race:<\/strong> White <\/td>\nSex:<\/strong> Male <\/td>\nHeight:<\/strong> 6′ 02″ <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hair:<\/strong> Red <\/td>\nEyes:<\/strong> Brown <\/td>\nWeight:<\/strong> 178 lbs. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scars, Marks, Tattoos:<\/strong> Tattoo Right Chest Broken Heart Tattoo Right Chest Broken Heart Tattoo Tat <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last Reported Address:<\/strong> Dept. of Corrections, FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
County:<\/strong> <\/td>\nDate Address Entered:<\/strong> 12-05-2001 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qualifying Offense(s):<\/strong> Lewd,Lascivious Child U\/16 (Principal) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victim(s):<\/strong> Gender:<\/b> Unknown ; Minor?<\/b> Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Beasley<\/strong> is a Sex Offender under Florida law. Positive identification cannot be established unless a fingerprint comparison is made.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
If further information is needed, please contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Sexual Offender\/Predator Unit at (1-888-357-7332)<\/strong> between the hours of 8am and 6.30pm, Monday through Friday<\/em><\/div>\n
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i next searched under “debra” and easily found similar florida cases involving females (e.g., debra favre<\/a>, who also got some publicity<\/a>). i think the worldwide attention to lafave’s situation is likely due to a combo platter of newsworthiness: <\/div>\n