Danbury Fires Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault of Student

In a follow up to the case that broke back in February, the Danbury teacher that has been accused of having sex with her 17-year-old student has been fired.

According to News-Times, Kayla Mooney was fired because she failed to maintain her certification.

Mooney, 24, faces a felony charge of second-degree sexual assault and a misdemeanor charge of providing alcohol to a minor. She appeared briefly in court on Monday with her attorney and supporters, but did not enter a plea.

She had been on administrative leave since Feb. 10, when a student in her physics class told school officials that Mooney had sex with him twice, once in her car and once by a lake.

Mooney faces 10 years in prison and a requirement to register as a sexual offender. She is due to be arraigned on May 27 in Danbury Superior Court.