July 9, 2007 -
Christopher Gentile, 39, a Franklin High School science teacher, was sentenced to five years for second-degree crimes of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, stemming from a three-month relationship he had with a 14-year-old student. The crime dates from November of 2003 to February of 2004.
The plea agreement called for the five year sentence. The student is now 18.
From the Courier News:
Gentile was arrested in February 2004 and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old freshman student at her home and at the high school.
Gentile was also sentenced by Judge Robert B. Reed in Somerville to one year in prison on fourth-degree contempt of a judicial order to run concurrent withis five-year term.
Gentile was told to stay away fom the victim while out on bail but in May 2004, school officials told authorities the victim had missed days of school and it was discovered the victim cutting school to see Gentile, according to court records.
