High school teacher, 32, who threatened to fail 17-year-old student if he ended their affair gets four years in jail

A Connecticut high school English teacher has pleaded guilty to felony charges related to a sexual relationship she carried on with an underage student.

Danielle Watkins accepted a plea agreement on Thursday that will lead to a jail term of up to four years.

The 32-year-old Watkins entered her pleas to felony charges of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

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