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The Pasco County Sheriff's Office wants to use forensic DNA testing to build its case against an ex-substitute teacher accused of having sex with a Mitchell High School minor.
According to court records, deputies used a search warrant to confiscate clothing and other items Friday from the home of Lisa Robyn Marinelli. The 40-year-old married mother of two was arrested March 24 on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Underwear, condoms, a purse, a phone bill and notes were among the items taken from Marinelli's home, according to the warrant, which allows for the potential evidence to be tested for the presence of DNA.
Marinelli was looking for potential suitors for her teen daughter, deputies say, when she began having sexual relations with the now-17-year-old victim. Deputies say they already have cell phone records and text messages in the case.
Marinelli, who was released from the jail on bail, was removed from the school district's substitute teacher list.
[Last modified: Apr 07, 2008 04:31 PM]
Comments on this article
by June
Apr 7, 2008 4:31 PM
Wrong with the schools? What school do you know that condones this behavior? There's something wrong with these people!
by john
Apr 7, 2008 12:13 PM
sex preditor she belongs in jail just like men do.
by KP
Apr 3, 2008 3:35 PM
Cheers to Irvin and Barry-thank you! p.s. I have news for alot of you...I am a sub and have done more to "teach" kids today than certified teachers- so what's your point?
by russell
Apr 3, 2008 2:19 PM
easy jr! anyone who keeps up with this story knows she is a substitute...something is really wrong with the schools in tampa bay..stuff like this happens everywhere,but not like what is happening here in our area
by Irvin
Apr 3, 2008 1:03 PM
A substitute teacher is still a teacher. You would think people would learn about the consequences of such actions. I feel bad for her husband and kids.
The 17 year old is so not a victim.
by Bill
Apr 3, 2008 12:54 PM
What a drag it is getting old!
by Barry
Apr 3, 2008 12:51 PM
To JR: Substitute or not - she was indeed a teacher. Like it or not. Besides, you can't fit all words into a title. In this case, "substitute" isn't the operative word.
by vert annoyed
Apr 3, 2008 11:26 AM
WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP SAYING TEACHER!!!
by JR
Apr 2, 2008 10:22 AM
Time staff, thanks for referring to Ms. Marinelli as a substitute in this article. Funny, you printed SUBSTITUTE in the article but seem to have left that word out of the title of the article. Makes one wonder about "yellow journalism", do
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