Well, It Is More Time Than O.J. Got

A 30-year-old schoolteacher has sex with a hearing-impaired, underaged student ... and gets a mere 90 days in jail. Ninety days. Of course, it was a woman teacher and a male student, and the whole country just winks at this sort of thing -- even the parents of the victim (yes, I said victim!).

"I abhor what you have done here," 3rd District Judge Stephen Roth told Melinda Lee DeLuca, 30.

In an agreement with prosecutors, DeLuca last year pleaded guilty to attempted forcible sexual abuse, a third-degree felony.

DeLuca had sex with the boy while she was a teacher at Copper Hills High School in the Jordan School District. She was fired in December 2005. ...

The maximum punishment was five years in prison. Pre-sentence investigators recommended 60 days in jail, but the judge ordered 90. DeLuca, who has two daughters, 3 and 5, must get sex-offender treatment and reimburse the boy for counseling.

DeLuca's remorse, the lack of prior crimes and forgiveness by the boy's family spared her from a year in jail, Roth said.

"Even though she's hurt my family, I've grown to love her," the victim's mother said. "I want whatever happens to her to be what is best for her."

Let's change a few nouns and pronouns here ...

"I abhor what you have done here," 3rd District Judge Stephen Roth told MELVIN Lee DeLuca, 30.

In an agreement with prosecutors, DeLuca last year pleaded guilty to attempted forcible sexual abuse, a third-degree felony. DeLuca had sex with the 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL while HE was a teacher at Copper Hills High School in the Jordan School District. HE was fired in December 2005. ...

The maximum punishment was five years in prison. Pre-sentence investigators recommended 60 days in jail, but the judge ordered 90. DeLuca, who has two daughters, 3 and 5, must get sex-offender treatment and reimburse the GIRL for counseling. DeLuca's remorse, the lack of prior crimes and forgiveness by the GIRL'S family spared HIM from a year in jail, Roth said.

"Even though HE'S hurt my family, I've grown to love HIM," the victim's FATHER said. "I want whatever happens to HIM to be what is best for HIM."

I can only imagine what would have happened if both the teacher and the student were both "consenting" males. The teacher would be serving 25 years, because the charges would have been much more than third-degree felonies. Hell, he probably would've gotten life. If the teacher had been male and the victim female, he might be lucky to get out in 10 years himself.

Sexual abuse is sexual abuse. This woman should be spending the next two decades behind bars. Instead, she'll be out before spring bring, and -- undoubtedly -- selling her life story to some sleazy book publisher, followed by a television producer.

Just like this nutcase, who met her husband when he was just 8 ... and she was 28. And we see how well he's turning out (sixth item down).