Virginia Beach, VIRGINIA

- "He's not a horrible man," his wife said. "It was a mistake."
- According to court testimony, he admitted he was a sex addict.
- The victim was 13-years-old.
- That's not sex; that's vile.

June 10, 2008 - Michael Harris, 31, a health and physical education teacher at Landstown Middle School, was fired after pleading guilty in March to touching a 13-year-old girl at his Chesapeake home. He will be sentenced on Friday on one felony count of indecent liberties with a custodial minor.

He has been suspended without pay since Jan. 4, 2007. The offense occurred in December 2006 in his home. The victim was a friend of a girl who was babysitting his two young children. According to court documents, the friend said Harris touched her breast while she was changing her clothes at his house. One of Harris' children, a 5-year-old daughter, was in the room at the time.
Full Name: Michael Patrick Harris

SENTENCED June 14 - Harris was sentenced Friday to five years, - with four SUSPENDED. . He was ordered to complete a sex offender program and register as a sex offender.

Harris has admitted to being a sex addict, according to court testimony. He also has taught at Princess Anne and Lynnhaven middle schools. He has surrendered his teacher's license.