Dr. Janaki Earla, 59, was arrested after the victim's mother reported his sexual advances towards her daughter to investigators, who later assumed her identity, leading to his arrest.
Quinton Simon was reported missing on Oct. 5 by his mother, Leilani Simon, claiming he last saw him inside his playpen. The mother was ordered by a court to pay child support a week before his disappearance.
The jury found there was aggravating evidence sufficient to warrant a possible death penalty for the gunman but believed the mitigating factors outweighed aggravating ones.
Ashley Ra-Nae Rison, 31, was indicted in January on eight counts of sexual battery and tampering with evidence and one count of furnishing alcohol to a minor.
The student wrote about his sexual encounter with the teacher and during a trip to Florida in 2021 and how he "came to terms" with it in the college admissions essay.
Lauren Kay Dean pleaded guilty on Wednesday to avoid the death penalty after police found her 7-year-old daughter deceased at her apartment in 2020 during a welfare check.