A former Arizona teacher had sex with a 13-year-old student while she ordered another student to stay in the classroom and be a lookout. The parents of the teenage victim are now suing the school district for $2.5 million.
Brittany Zamora, a now 28-year-old former sixth-grade teacher, allegedly performed sex acts on the student multiple times in her car and in her classroom at the Las Brisas Academy in the Phoenix, AZ suburb of Goodyear.
According to police interviews, while staying after school to prepare for a talent show, the victim and his friend were alone with Brittany in her classroom when the teacher and her student began kissing. They then asked the friend to stand guard while they had sex.
The friend refused to stand watch a second time when Brittany and the student asked him the next day, according to the report. The victim confided in his friend that he and Brittany had sex again.
On another occasion, Brittany and the 13-year-old student fondled each other in the classroom while other students were watching a video and oblivious to the sexual contact.
Other times Brittany “touched his stuff” at her desk as she pretended to look for something in a drawer while the other students worked on a project just feet away, the victim told police.
Brittany also sent the boy photos of herself naked and wearing lingerie, while the boy admitted to sending her naked pictures of himself. Goodyear police released screenshots of text messages sent between Brittany and the teen.
“Hey bby [sic],” he wrote to Brittany. “Thinking about your sexy self.” He then asked when they could have sex again.
“I want you too baby so bad!” Brittany wrote back. “Whenever we can you know I’m down.”
The student’s parents eventually become suspicious of the boy’s behavior and begun monitoring their son’s communications using Sentry Parental Control. When the boy’s parents confronted him about the inappropriate messages, he admitted he was having sex with his teacher.
Brittany was arrested in March and has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of felony sexual conduct with a minor and molesting a child.
The parents of the victim student are seeking $2.5 million in damages against Brittany, her husband, who has pledged to stay with his wife, and the school district, according to a civil lawsuit filed recently.
Brittany remains in the Maricopa County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
