Teacher Allows Son to Sell LSD

Ohio elementary teacher, Amy Panzeca, allowed her 15 year old son to sell LSD to 20-30 juveniles, and letting them use it in her house. She has been charged with permitting drug abuse, endangering children and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. 

Prosecutors said that her son sold the drug to over 20 students. He is facing felony drug charges and is being held at the juvenile detention center.

The search warrant states that Panzeca's son was interviewed and he admitted to giving his mom money to buy bitcoins, which he then used to buy LSD online. Panzeca admitted to buying the bitcoins, but said she thought they were being used for her son's gambling habit.

The drug force found LSD and marijuana at their house in May. Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said that examination of Panzeca's cell phone found evidence that she aware of the drug trafficking in her home.

Panzeca plead not guilty to the charges she is facing and is currently on paid administrative leave.

Comments from Allen:  I handle a lot of "child endangerment" cases.  A typical child endangermen case involves a parent who gets in a car and drives after having too much to drink.  It seems that the prosecutors have given this woman a break by not charging her with a charge of conspiring to traffic in LSD, which would carry far more potential prison time.

Under Ohio law, this woman is facing up to 3 years in prison.

A number of things about this case jump out at me.  1) Why does this woman believe it is okay to feed her fifteen-year-old son's gambling addiction?  2) Why is she allowing her son to traffic in bitcoin, the highly volatile cyber-currency, and where is a kid going to be getting the money to buy this stuff?  Bitcoin was recently selling for $4,000 per coin.  It just appears this woman was far more involved in this than she is letting on.

Sometimes one set of facts fits several different crimes.  Usually, the State chooses the most onerous crime that can be charged.  However, if there is a weak link in the State's evidence, it may choose a lesser charge.  It appears the State has done that in this case.  It has elected to charge Ms. Panzeka with crimes it can easily prove, and it is satisfied that having her face up to 3 years in prison is enough to teach her a lesson she needs to learn.


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Sources for more information:

https://apnews.com/aab740326678440f8c56907f5b321956/Police:-Teacher-let-son-sell-LSD-and-allowed-teens-to-use-it
http://fox45now.com/news/local/springboro-elementary-teacher-accused-of-letting-kids-do-acid-inside-her-home
http://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/springboro-elementary-school-teacher-arrested-for-drug-child-endangering-charges

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