Jennifer Fichter

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Jennifer Fichter
Born (1984-12-08) December 8, 1984 (age 37)
United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationPaxon School for Advanced Studies
Alma materUniversity of Florida
OccupationEnglish teacher
Years active2007–2014
EmployerRobinswood Middle School (Orange County, Florida), Kathleen High School
Criminal charge(s)Sexual battery
Criminal penalty22 years' imprisonment
Criminal statusConvicted and incarcerated

Jennifer Christine Fichter (born December 8, 1984) is an American convicted criminal and former English teacher in Polk County, Florida, United States. Fichter was arrested by Lakeland Police on April 15, 2014 and charged with numerous counts of sexual battery stemming from relationships with three 17-year-old students.[1][2][3]

Early life and career[]

General[]

Jennifer Fichter was born on December 8, 1984 and graduated from Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Florida in June 2003. She then attended the University of Florida from August 2003 to December 2006 earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in English. She held instructional teaching positions at Robinswood Middle School, Orange County, Florida from August 13, 2007 to December 19, 2008 when she resigned pending the outcome an investigation for alleged offenses of inappropriate behavior.[4]

Sexual abuse[]

Fichter was hired as an English teacher at Kathleen High School on August 29, 2011, and was paid US$40,530 per year. The Central Florida Aerospace Academy is a career academy of Kathleen High and holds classes at Lakeland Linder International Airport. Fichter was unanimously fired by the Polk County School Board on April 22, 2014 after her arrest for sexual relationships with three of her male students, all 17 years old, more than 37 times between August 2012 and April 2014.[5]

Trial and sentencing[]

As of June 7, 2014 Fichter was being held in the Polk County Jail with a bond set at US$520,000.[6] Fichter was convicted and, on July 2, 2015, was sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment.[7] A Polk County judge called her a predator during sentencing.[8] The sentencing by Judge Glenn T. Shelby was immediately controversial, with the unusually long sentence being reviled by many, especially in Europe.[9][10] Fichter is currently imprisoned in Gadsden Correctional Facility and is scheduled for release on January 19, 2035.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Former Florida teacher sentenced to 22 years for having sex with high school students | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV". Pix11.com. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  2. ^ "Florida Teacher Jennifer Fichter Pleads Guilty To 37 Counts In Student Sex Case". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. ^ "State of Florida v. Jennifer C. Fichter" (PDF). Archive.wtsp.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Orange County Schools - Jennifer Fichter" (PDF). S3.documentcloud.org. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ^ Ledger, John Chambliss The. "Convicted teacher seeks lighter sentence". The Ledger.
  6. ^ Fichter, Jennifer. "Polk County Inmates". www.polksherf.org. Polk County Sheriffs Office. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. ^ Glasser, Eric (2015-07-02). "Lakeland teacher gets 22 years for sex with 3 students". WTSP. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  8. ^ "'Predator' teacher Jennifer Fichter gets 22 years for sex with students". CBS News. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  9. ^ Bounds, Holly (2015-07-09). "Europeans supporting former Polk teacher jailed for sex with students". WFLA.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  10. ^ Walker, Tori (2015-07-15). "Teacher sentenced to long prison term for sex with teen garners following". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. GateHouse Media. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  11. ^ "Inmate Population Information List". www.dc.state.fl.us.


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