Sentenced (sorta) to 1 year in county jail.
The "Love Defense" is when you need to keep the victim on your side until after sentencing.
GUILTY PLEA: May 9 - Edward Norton, 40, a Lake Howell High School English teacher and foot
ball coach, pleaded guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old girl who was a student manager for the football team, and two counts of possessing photos of them having sex.
Norton was accused of having a five-month sexual liaison with the girl. She is now 19 and reportedly plans to ask that Norton be spared prison. Lawyer: "He fell in love with this young lady. He was a football coach and a teacher and was respected and has lost most of that because of all this." [TT- Oh no! Even the digital camera????]
Norton was arrested Oct. 21, 2005 after a co-worker found papers that revealed he was "romantically involved" with a student. At Norton's home, authorities found 40 digital photos of the girl engaged in sex acts.
He is due to be sentenced July 2.
Full Name: Edward Vincent Norton
SENTENCED (Sorta): August 13 - Norton was sentenced to a year in the county jail -- not prison - followed by a year of house arrest, then five years of probation. He was facing a maximum of six years in prison.
The defense today called six character witnesses, including former students Norton had coached, who testified that he was a good coach and teacher, someone they turned to when they needed guidance.The girl testified she was willing and not harmed.
The girl had also become pregnant by Norton, according to attorneys, but she lost the child to miscarriage before his arrest. She is now 19, married to another man and is expecting a child. She cut her mother out of her life for exposing the relationship with Norton.
