Former teacher gets 8 years in prison for sex with student

Victim calls him ‘scum of the earth’ after sentencing

A former Cypress-Fairbanks math teacher was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison, almost a week after admitting to having sex with a 16-yearold student in his class.

Alfredo Campos, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday as his trial was about to start on two felony counts of sexual assault of a child under 17.

He admitted they had sex at least two times in his car, and elected to have a jury decide his punishment, which could have ranged from probation to 20 years in prison.

After the verdict was handed down late Friday, the teenage girl took the witness stand for a victim impact statement.

“This guy is the scum of the earth,” she shouted at Campos. “He used his power to manipulate students and young girls for sex.”

During the statement, a handful of former students who continue to support Campos wept on one side of the courtroom.

The victim testified earlier in the week that he pressured her into having sex after driving her to Bear Creek Park during her junior year in the fall of 2015.

Campos pleaded guilty and testified in his own defense. He told jurors that the teen was “always in control” of their relationship and painted a picture of a lovelorn teen who seduced the “cool teacher.”

Defense attorneys Don Nguyen and James Kan pointed out during the trial that the teen stayed close to Campos after the encounters ended, enrolling in another semester of classes with him and continuing to sit next to him during lunchtime tutorials. She also messaged the teacher after the encounters ended.

“I would have liked to see a more lenient verdict,” Kan said. “Was jus-

tice done? It depends on who you ask, but close.”

Prosecutor Ashley Guice was quick to note Campos picked the girl up from her parents home and drove her to Bear Creek Park in northwest Houston where they had sex at least twice.

‘Viewed him as a danger to society’

She noted that several students testified that Campos was well-known at the school for rubbing student’s shoulders, sitting “too close” to the female students and messaging students on social media.

She also said the jury heard that the married teacher told the teen he was having problems with his wife and that he claimed he was suicidal to manipulate her emotions.

“It’s just another facet of why we viewed him as a danger to society,” Guice said after the verdict. “It just shows the deep level of manipulation that this defendant used on these young, impressionable individuals.”

Cy-Fair ISD officials acted on a tip

Jurors returned their verdict for the two charges after deliberating more than three hours. In one case, they sentenced him to eight years in prison. In the second case, they sentenced him to 10 years probation, with the intent that he stay under the court’s supervision for a decade after he gets out.

Cy-Fair ISD officials started investigating the Cypress Ridge High School math teacher in November 2016, a year after the sexual acts began, because of an anonymous tip. Campos was arrested days later after he admitted to the sex and said it was consensual.