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   SAN DIEGO — A former teacher at a City Heights charter school   
   who engaged in sex acts with his 15-year-old female student was   
   sentenced Tuesday to two years in state prison.   
      
   Robert Ian Famania, 38, pleaded guilty in June to a single   
   felony count of committing a lewd act on a child.   
      
   Deputy District Attorney Meghan Buckner said one sex act was   
   committed upon the girl sometime between March and April of this   
   year, but that act was preceded by a “grooming process,” that   
   included inappropriate touching. The prosecutor said the victim   
   was suffering from depression and anxiety and came to Famania   
   for comfort at a vulnerable time in her life, during which he   
   “took advantage” of her.   
      
   Following his prison term, Famania will be required to register   
   as a sex offender. The defendant previously taught at Health   
   Sciences High and Middle College, but shortly after his arrest,   
   school officials said he was no longer employed there. He was   
   previously listed as a 9th and 10th grade history teacher on the   
   school’s website.   
      
   Buckner read a letter from the victim, identified only as Jane   
   Doe in court, in which she spoke of the shame she felt over what   
   occurred, and how her name has been mentioned around campus, to   
   the point where she has begun the process of changing schools.   
      
   Former teacher pleads guilty to performing lewd act on student   
      
   “I’ve taken responsibility for my actions, as you should for   
   being an adult,” the letter read.   
      
   Famania addressed the court at sentencing, displaying remorse   
   for his actions, and how it affected the girl, her family, and   
   his own family.   
      
   “I’ve hurt and I’ve embarrassed so many people in my life,” he   
   said, listing his friends, family, himself, “the school I used   
   to cherish working at,” and “most importantly, I’ve hurt the   
   life of a young learner.”   
      
   Famania said, “I know that all choices carry a consequence, but   
   what I didn’t understand until I got here was that selfish   
   choices don’t just affect you, it affects everyone else around   
   you.”   
      
   San Diego Superior Court Judge Laura Halgren said she found   
   Famania’s remorse genuine and took that into account, along with   
   his nonexistent prior criminal record.   
      
   However, she declined to grant probation in his case due to a   
   variety of factors, including the vulnerability of the victim,   
   the significant age gap between Famania and the girl, and the   
   need to deter others from similar conduct.   
      
   https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/09/17/ex-teacher-sentenced-2-years-   
   for-sex-with-student/   
       
      
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