A teacher of the year finalist pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old student, despite the victim asking for the judge not to punish the instructor. The New Hampshire teacher faced sexual assault charges for the relationship with the adult because of a relatively new law. In March 2022, Bridgette Doucette-Howell, 40, was indicted on three counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault for engaging in intercourse and a lesser count of felonious sexual assault for kissing the... Read this story
