Jennifer Leigh Rice
Convicted- Sentencing date
- Jul 24, 2009
- School and location
- McKinley Elementary School
Tacoma Public School District, Washington - Verified
- Oct 4, 2026
- Role
- Teacher
What the source reports
Jennifer Leigh Rice, a fourth-grade teacher at McKinley Elementary School in the Tacoma Public School District, was found guilty at a bench trial on stipulated facts of first-degree kidnapping with sexual motivation, first-degree child molestation and two counts of third-degree child rape involving a student. On July 24, 2009, she was sentenced to two concurrent life terms with a 25-year mandatory minimum. The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed in 2011.
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