Another Tampa Teacher Accused of Sex with Teen

TAMPA, FL -- The list of Tampa area teachers charged with having sex with teenagers is getting longer.

A 40-year-old substitute teacher is accused of sleeping with a 16-year-old.

It's the third such accusation in the area in just two weeks.

The Pasco County Sheriff's office says 40-year-old Lisa Marinelli, a substitute teacher, started having sex with a 16-year-old boy in January.

The sheriff's office isn't saying whether the boy, who is 17 now, is a student at Mitchell High School, where Marinelli worked.

What investigators are saying is that Marinelli gave the boy a pair of her underwear, called him hundreds of times, and sent him text messages.

The sheriff's office says the boy's father called authorities when he saw his son getting out of Marinelli's car and straightening up his pants.

Pasco Schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino and Mitchell Principal Ric Mellin didn't return calls to talk about Marinelli's arrest.

Concerned parents say they want to know why this problem seems to be on the rise.

The sheriff's office says the boy told investigators he had sex with her ten times during the months of January and February.

She's being held at the Pasco County Jail on $20,000 bond.