One-time Bottineau teacher pleads not guilty to sex crimes

BOTTINEAU, N.D. (AP) - A one-time high school science teacher in Bottineau has pleaded not guilty to child sex crimes.

Twenty-four-year-old Marissa Deslauriers faces three felonies for allegedly having sexual contact with teenage boys. KXMC-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1S4EPL5 ) that she entered her not guilty pleas on Wednesday.

Court documents indicate her trial is scheduled for mid-September. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Deslauriers was fired after being arrested late last year. She is free on bond while she awaits trial.

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Information from: KXMC-TV, https://www.kxnet.com