Married drama teacher pleads guilty to rape after admitting she had sex with student, 15, on multiple occasions  

  • Stephanie McCrea, 36, who worked at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old boy 
  • She will be sentenced on four counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of tampering with a witness, all Class C felonies 
  • McCrea faces up to five years in jail when she is sentenced September 30 
  • The boy said the two engaged in kissing, oral sex and intercourse on multiple occasions at school and McCrea's home starting last December 
  • McCrea and her husband separated in December and she has a nine-year-old son 

By Dailymail.com Reporters

Published: 15:52 EST, 31 July 2015 | Updated: 21:33 EST, 31 July 2015

A high school drama teacher has pleaded guilty to have sex with a student. 

Stephanie McCrea, 36, who worked at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington, admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old boy on multiple occasions.

According to court documents she will be sentenced on four counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of tampering with a witness, all Class C felonies.

She now faces as long as five years in prison when she is sentenced September 30.

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Stephanie McCrea, 36, who worked at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington, admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old boy

Stephanie McCrea, 36, who worked at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington, admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old boy

She will be sentenced on four counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of tampering with a witness, all Class C felonies

She will be sentenced on four counts of third-degree rape of a child and one count of tampering with a witness, all Class C felonies

The Oregonian reports that the relationship began last December and that the two would meet up before school and after drama practice. 

The boy revealed that the two engaged in kissing, oral sex and intercourse.

McCrea also drove the boy to her home at one point. 

Clark County prosecutor Camara Banfield told Judge David Gregorson shortly after McCrea's January arrest that she had threatened to kill herself if the student revealed the relationship.

The victim even agreed to set up fake Facebook accounts so they could exchange messages while avoiding detection, she said.

McCrea, who was hired by Evergreen High School in 2006, was put on administrative leave after officials learned of the alleged affair - but the sexual abuse continued, Banfield said.

McCrea faces as much as five years in prison when she is sentenced September 30

McCrea faces as much as five years in prison when she is sentenced September 30

McCrea and her husband separated in December and she has a nine-year-old child

McCrea and her husband separated in December and she has a nine-year-old child

McCrea's attorney, Steve Thayer, said McCrea and her husband separated in December and that she attempted to take her life two weeks before her arrest. 

The estranged couple have a nine-year-old son together.

According to the woman's attorney, she started suffering mental health issues after a car accident in 2012.

Principal Lisa Emmerich shared 'the disturbing news' of McCrea's arrest in an email to parents, reported The Columbian.

Emmerich explained that as soon as administrators learned of the accusations, they contacted Vancouver police, who launched an investigation.

'At this point, no other students have been identified or come forward with additional information or allegations,' her letter read. 

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