A former Texas middle school teacher was sentenced to more than three decades in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student.A Webb County jury sentenced Adriana Rullan, 30, to 33 years in prison after finding her guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child younger than 14.Jurors also sentenced her to 10 years for indecency with a child by sexual contact and 13 years for an improper relationship between an educator and a student.
The sentences will run concurrently, and Rullan was also ordered to pay $20,000 in fines.The verdict followed a two-day trial in the 341st District Court, during which prosecutors presented testimony from six witnesses and dozens of exhibits, including text messages, photographs and video recordings.HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER WHO ALLEGEDLY HAD SEX WITH STUDENT IN CLOSET NOW FACES CHARGES INVOLVING MORE TEENSAdriana Rullan was sentenced to 33 years in prison after a Webb County jury convicted the former Texas middle school teacher of continuously sexually abusing a 13-year-old student.(District Attorney Webb - Zapata)During the sentencing phase, the victim, who was 13 at the time of the abuse, told jurors the abuse cost him his friendships, his sense of self and nearly his life, according to KGNS.The victim's mother also addressed the jury, blaming Rullan for her son's depression and anxiety and describing the emotional toll the abuse had taken on their family.
She told jurors Rullan was manipulative and should never be allowed to harm another child, according to KGNS.The jury returned guilty verdicts after deliberating for less than two hours, according to the Webb County District Attorney's Office.FBI AND TEXAS AUTHORITIES ARREST 276 SUSPECTED CHILD PREDATORS, RESCUE 89 CHILDREN IN SWEEPING OPERATIONGonzalez Middle School in Laredo, Texas, where former teacher Adriana Rullan worked before she was convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student.(Google Maps)According to the district attorney's office, the investi...