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Teacher gets 4 to 15 years for student sex

5/2/2026

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Jocelyn Sanroman, a 27-year-old Michigan teacher, was sentenced to four-to-fifteen years in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old student she tutored at his home.
The teacher recorded the encounter and later said the video was ‘not my best thinking.’
Judge Cheryl Matthews called the behavior disgusting, expressed astonishment, and questioned Sanroman’s judgment.
The victim’s mother reported her son became withdrawn, switched to online schooling, and still feels insecure.

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Jocelyn Sanroman, a 27-year-old Michigan teacher, was sentenced to four-to-fifteen years in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old student she tutored at his home.
The teacher recorded the encounter and later said the video was ‘not my best thinking.’
Judge Cheryl Matthews called the behavior disgusting, expressed astonishment, and questioned Sanroman’s judgment.
The victim’s mother reported her son became withdrawn, switched to online schooling, and still feels insecure.