Ex-Teacher Calif. Pleads Guilty to Sex With Minor

VENTURA, Calif. — A former Southern California schoolteacher now acknowledges that she had sex with an underage student. The Ventura County Star (http://bit.ly/19wPNS1 ) reports Malia Brooks pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of committing lewd acts with a child under 14. A day earlier, she pleaded not guilty to five charges. Under the plea-change deal, she'll face up to 12 years in prison instead of a possible 16. The 32-year-old was a...