A former teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student and fleeing with him to Mexico is expected to plead guilty to reduced charges, her attorney said Tuesday.
James Martin Davis, the attorney for 26-year-old Kelsey Peterson, said his client will plead guilty Wednesday to federal charges of transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of sex.
It's similar to the original charge of crossing a border to have sex with a minor but doesn't carry a minimum 10-year-sentence, Davis said.
A message left for the U.S. Attorney's office in Nebraska on Tuesday wasn't immediately returned.
Peterson and the boy left Lexington in October. They were found a week later in Mexicali, Mexico.
The boy, who is now 14, has told The...