Female Teacher, 40, Accused of Affair With 15-Year-Old Boy While She Lived With Family - Anastasia B. Pappas

According to police, Anastasia B. Pappas, 40 met her young friend when she was his fifth grade teacher but, of course, she allegedly waited until he was 15 before she started having an affair with him. According to his family, this happened after they befriended Ms. Pappas and invited her to live with them while she was having money problems. Mistake? Here's more from the Daily Herald:

A former fifth-grader’s teacher is accused of molesting him years later in Glendale Heights after she was befriended by his family.
Prosecutors charged Anastasia B. Pappas, 40, with criminal sexual assault in February 2006. The indictment was sealed from public view to protect the teen’s identity.
DuPage Circuit Judge Perry Thompson unsealed the file Wednesday as the criminal case moves closer to trial. Pappas is free on a $100,000 bond.
She is accused of having a one-year sexual relationship with the 15-year-old boy until Jan. 31, 2006, while living with his family. They met in 2001 when Pappas was his teacher at Black Hawk Middle School in Glendale Heights.
“The allegations have nothing to do with her employment,” defense attorney Michelle Moore said. “She was a great teacher and has a lot of great references.
“She’s a wonderful woman. It’s a tragic allegation.”
Authorities said Pappas became friends with the teen’s parents while teaching their son and, later, while she was having money problems, moved in to their home. She lived there about five years until the allegations arose.