Destrehan High School English teacher Shelley Dufresne, who is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student, pled not guilty to carnal knowledge of a juvenile on Tuesday in St. Charles Parish.
Dufresne’s home incarceration restrictions were also loosened so that she could help her husband transport their three young children to school and extracurricular activities. Previously, Dufresne, 33, was allowed to leave her home to receive mental health treatment five days a week from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
As part of that treatment she asked for, and received, permission Tuesday to attend Jazzercise classes in LaPlace. Dufresne must still remain at home from 8 p.m. until 7 a.m., and was ordered not to have any contact with the alleged victim.
Dufresne is accused of having sex with an English student who was 16 at the time the alleged incidents occurred. Dufresne allegedly had sex with the student at her house and is accused of having group sex with the student and another Destrehan teacher, 24-year-old Rachel Respess, in Kenner.
Dufresne and Respess face charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile in Jefferson Parish.
Carnal knowledge of a juvenile carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
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