WOBURN, Mass. — A former high school counselor has been sentenced to prison for raping a student.
Jenna Tarabelsi, 33, was convicted earlier this month of two counts of rape of a child while working at Medford Vocational Technical High School.
She has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for the rape.
Tarabelsi worked as a counselor at the school from April 2012 to 2015. Prosecutors say she sexually assaulted the 15-year-old student in 2014 in a parking lot after school ended.
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Prosecutors say Tarabelsi was immediately suspended by the school in 2015 when it learned of the alleged assault.
Tarabelsi's attorney, Juliane Balliro, said they are pleased that she was acquitted of some charges, including aggravated rape. Balliro said they are disappointed with the jury's verdict on the other indictments and plan to appeal.
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