CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Former CCISD teacher Angela Barbosa was in court Thursday morning after she was accused of sending nude photos to an 11-year-old boy who was a student at Galvan Elementary at the time.
Barbosa was arrested in November 2020 and has been awaiting trial since. In court, a judge granted her a plea deal and stated she will not be facing prison time.
The plea deal is for 10 year's probation. If she breaks any conditions she could face up to 20-years in prison.
She faces charges of possession with intent to promote child pornography and distribute harmful material to a minor.
Although she will not face time behind bars she is obligated to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life, lost her teaching license permanently, and will be monitored very closely.
Sapphire Rodriguez is the mother of the 11-year-old boy. She said that she is not happy with the the result that came out of court.
"For it to be an elementary school student, there should have been a different type of punishment, and to me, it felt like a slap on the wrist for her," Rodriguez said.
Nueces County District Attorney Jimmy Granberry said that for cases of this nature, multiple factors had to be examined.
"She had already been under supervision for four years," Granberry said. "We do not believe that she is an ongoing threat at this time."
Rodriguez said she feels that justice was not served.
"These boys go through things, things that we don't know about and you're putting it out there that you don't care for them," she said.