Roosevelt High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Having Sex With Two Students

Gabriela Cortez, 43, taught Spanish at the East Los Angeles high school.

Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012  |  Updated 6:07 PM PDT
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Roosevelt High Teacher Accused of Sexual Relationships With Students

Gabriela Cortez was booked on suspicion of having sex with two students. She teaches at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights, but police say the suspected abuse happened in Montebello where she lives. Patrick Healy reports from the school in Boyle Heights.

Roosevelt High School Teacher Out On Bail

Gabriela Cortez has been a teacher at Roosevelt High School for 18 years. Marshall Tuck, the CEO of Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, talks about the allegations. Kim Baldonado reports.
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A Southern California high school teacher pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges she had sex with two students.

Gabriela Cortez, 43, entered pleas on Monday to six felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, the Pasadena Star-News reports.

She's free on bail pending sentencing in January. The judge says he will await a probation report before deciding on a sentence.

Cortez taught Spanish at Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles. She was placed on leave after her February arrest.

Prosecutors say Cortez had sex at her Montebello home with two male students who were 16 and 17 years old at the time.

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