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    Who is Brittany Zamora? What to know about the former Arizona teacher

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    A new documentary released Monday has drawn renewed attention to Brittany Zamora, the former Goodyear teacher who is in prison for sexually abusing a student.

    A former star teacher, Zamora, 27, taught elementary school and was caught sending illicit text messages to a 13-year-old student on Instagram and other messaging platforms, months after starting a “relationship” in 2018.

    She later pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor, attempted molestation and public sexual indecency, according to court records. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2019, the lowest possible sentence for the charges.

    The new documentary highlights body camera footage from the days leading up to her arrest, detailing interviews with parents, witnesses, school administrators and Zamora herself.

    Here are answers to frequently asked questions about Zamora.

    What did Brittany Zamora do?

    Zamora was arrested in March 2018 on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with her sixth-grade student at Las Brisas Academy.

    Police reports recounted how she, then 27, had sex with her student several times in the classroom and in the car, sometimes with an 11-year-old boy posing as an “observer” in the classroom. The two even touched each other sexually while her sixth-grade class unsuspectingly watched a video, according to police reports.

    In June 2019, Zamora pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor, attempted molestation of a minor and public sexual indecency as part of a plea deal. She was previously charged with 15 felonies, including eight counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and a number of other charges.

    The relationship between Zamora and the 13-year-old began when she told her sixth-graders to send her messages through an instructional app called Classcraft because she was bored one day.

    Texts between Zamora and the 13-year-old quickly turned flirtatious and evolved into a sexual relationship, according to police. This relationship lasted for at least three months before a monitoring app on the student’s cell phone alerted his parents to illicit messages between the two.

    The app — Sentry Parental Control — alerted the mother that the word “baby” was repeatedly appearing in a direct message conversation on Instagram. She quickly realized that the Instagram account belonged to Zamora.

    Zamora was arrested in March 2018 after his parents found the text messages.

    Where did Brittany Zamora teach?

    Zamora graduated from Arizona State University and took a teaching position at Littleton Elementary School in Avondale. She was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2016.

    She was then recruited to teach at Las Brisas Academy, where the misconduct occurred.

    What was Brittany Zamora’s sentence?

    She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2019. Twenty years is the minimum possible sentence for her crime.

    What was Brittany Zamora’s husband’s involvement in this case?

    The boys’ parents sued Zamora in 2019 and claimed that Zamora’s husband, Daniel, knew about the relationship between his wife and the boy.

    The suit also specifically accused him of failing to alert authorities after learning of the molestation in progress.

    According to police reports, Daniel Zamora coached his wife during subsequent conversations with her parents, including on the day of her arrest. He encouraged her to cry, apologize and do her best to appear helpless.

    The the lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum in 2019.

    Is Brittany Zamora Still Married?

    Zamora filed for divorce from her husband in 2020, writing that the relationship was “broken beyond repair” with “no hope of reconciliation”.

    How old is Brittany Zamora?

    Zamora was born in 1991. He is 33 years old.

    When is Brittany Zamora’s release date?

    Zamora, after more than six years in prison, was due to be released in 2038.

    She will be on probation for the rest of her life and must register as a sex offender.

    What do we know about Brittany Zamora’s victim?

    Zamora’s victim was a 13-year-old student. His identity was kept anonymous in media reports about the case.

    Police interviews revealed that Zamora he could have taken care of another student.

    The mother of a male friend of the 13-year-old told police that Zamora promised to send her son nude pictures over the summer. During class, Zamora asked the friend if he had been circumcised, the report said. She showed him pictures of male genitalia on her phone when he said he didn’t understand the question.

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