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Texas Teacher Pleads Guilty to Improper Relationships With Two Teens

Sentencing is set for June 26 following a presentence investigation.

Overview

  • Shelby Dawn Lashombe, 25, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of improper relationship between educator and student in McLennan County.
  • Prosecutors dropped two child sexual-assault charges in exchange for the guilty pleas.
  • Each count is a second-degree felony that can bring up to 20 years in prison, though prosecutors are seeking deferred probation with a $1,000 fine.
  • Judge Thomas West ordered a presentence investigation and set the sentencing date for June 26.
  • Deputies opened the case after a tip that she was seen kissing a 16-year-old, and records say she admitted months of sexual contact with him and sex with another boy under 17.