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Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Conduct with Minor

3/22/2026

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Jamelah Daboubi, a former Horizon Science Academy teacher in Columbus, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
Daboubi was arrested in April 2025 after the student's aunt discovered messages in a car.
She was fired from her teaching position.
She faces 18 months in prison with recommendations for community control, counseling, and registration as a sex offender.
Sentencing details have not yet been announced.

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Story summary

Jamelah Daboubi, a former Horizon Science Academy teacher in Columbus, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
Daboubi was arrested in April 2025 after the student's aunt discovered messages in a car.
She was fired from her teaching position.
She faces 18 months in prison with recommendations for community control, counseling, and registration as a sex offender.
Sentencing details have not yet been announced.