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Natalie Santagata Sex Tape: Clips Of Teacher Get Her Fired (VIDEO)

First Posted: 09/26/11 03:24 PM ET Updated: 11/26/11 05:12 AM ET

Natalie Santagata has been fired from her teaching job after, authorities say, sexually explicit video and pictures of her were sent to parents.

Naples News reports that the allegedly scandalous materials were posted, for a brief time, on YouTube.

One parent told NBC 2 that Santagata was a good teacher.

"She was very passionate about her job she went out of her way to make the kids feel good and want to push forward," Shelia Spriggs said.

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  • Ashley Nicole Anderson

    In October, 2012, Anderson was accused of having <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221031/Maths-teacher-sex-students-sent-naked-photos-performed-oral-sex-others.html" target="_hplink">sex with four of her students</a> and performing oral sex on three others.

  • Courtney Speer

    Speer was accused in October, 2012 of having sex with one of her 17-year-old students on multiple occasions <a href="http://www.katv.com/story/19726366/bryant-teacher-bonds-out-of-jail-charged-with-sexual-assault" target="_hplink">in the school's parking lot</a> in Bryant, Ark.

  • laurie lee kelly

    An Arizona teacher's assistant accused of leaving her 6-year-old child with strangers so she could have sex with two men said she was driven by a "manic sexual rage," according to court documents.

  • Kelly McKenzy Watson

    This special education teacher in California was arrested in August, 2012, for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old former student. She was arrested and charged with sex crimes, but as of Aug. 14, was on paid administrative leave at the high school she worked.

  • Bethany Appleton

    Shelbyville, Indianapolis middle school teacher Bethany Appleton, 28, is accused of having sexual relationships with several underage students and providing them with marijuana and alcohol.

  • Megan Crafton

    Megan Crafton

  • Irene Khan

    In June, 2012, Khan was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student on multiple occasions including in her car and home and at various hotels.

  • Nicole Jacques

    In late March, 2012, Nicole Jacques allegedly had sex with her 15-year-old student several times in her apartment. None of the alleged abuse happened at Calvary Baptist School in Pennsylvania where she worked.

  • Stephanie Cobb

    Cobb was arrested in March, 2012 for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student. She also allegedly exchanged 12,000 texts with the boy over the course of four months

  • Stefanie Dickinson

    Colorado school board member Stefanie Dickinson was charged with Internet luring of a child in September after she was caught sexting a 14-year-old boy. The boy reportedly told police he became uncomfortable after she would show up at his football games and tell him how sexy his smile was. She was arrested in October for sexual assault on another minor, also a student. Photo courtesy of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

  • George Hernandez

    As a substitute teacher in L.A.'s second-largest school district, George Hernandez was investigated three times for sexual misconduct with students. Hernandez fled to Mexico when officially charged when police found video evidence of him molesting a second-grade girl. He remains at large and wanted by the Huntington Park Police Department.

  • Lauren Redfern

    Colorado high school physical education teacher and basketball coach Lauren Redfern was charged with sexual assault on a child by a person of a position of trust with a pattern of sexual abuse after suspicions arose that she was having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student over the course of 4 months. Though initial interviews with the victim indicate that their relationship was consensual, it will not deter the Sheriff's Office from pressing charges against Redfern. Photo courtesy of the Eagle County Sheriff's Office.

  • Heather Whitten Whitten, a 38-year-old teacher at Williams Intermediate School in Alabama, was arrested in February 2012 for allegedly raping a male student between the ages of 12 and 16. Cops said that the crime did not occur on school grounds.

  • Andrea Ebert, a 30-year-old special education teacher at Rice Lake Middle School in Wisconsin, was jailed in February 2012 after she allegedly had sex with two 17-year-old students. None of several encounters between her and the students were reported to be on campus.

  • Mark Berndt

    This undated police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shows former Los Angeles teacher Mark Berndt, 61, who was arrested for felony molestation of 23 kids after photos surfaced. Berndt been charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys and girls ages 7 to 10. Berndt pleaded not guilty on Feb. 21. AP Photo/ Los Angeles Sheriff's Department)

  • Jennifer Schultz

    North Dakota school teacher Jennifer Schultz is charged with sexually assaulting two of her students after a group of students arrived at her home and asked if she would like to drink vodka with them. Authorities say that after a few drinks, two of the boys went up to Schultz's room, where the teacher allegedly had sex with one boy while the other watched.

  • Kelly K. Miller

    Kelly K. Miller, 32, a science teacher in the Chicago suburbs, was charged with sexual exploitation of a child on Sept. 27 after allegedly sending explicit photos of herself to a 15-year-old student. Photo courtesy of the Aurora Police Department.

  • Pamela Joan Rogers Turner Mugshot

    This April 26, 2006 booking mug shot shows Pamela Rogers Turner after her arrest. Turner, now 34, a former teacher who served time in jail for having sex with a 13-year-old boy, is currently serving a prison sentence for sending inappropriate photos and videos of herself to that same boy after she served out her original sentence. (AP Photo/Warren County Sheriff, HO)

  • Pamela Joan Turner (Pamela Rogers) In Court

    This July 14, 2006 photo shows Pamela Joan Turner, right, being escorted into circuit court in McMinnville, Tenn. The Tennessee Supreme Court said that it will not hear the appeal. Turner was convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old student at the Warren County school where she taught and then again convicted of sending that same student inappropriate photos and videos of herself. (AP Photo/Mark Humhrey)

  • Debra Lafave Pleads Guilty

    Former middle school teacher Debra Lafave is shown in this file photo as she looks at a reporter after pleading guilty on Nov. 22, 2005 to two counts of lewd and lascivious battery. Lafave, now 31, whose sexual liaisons with a 14-year-old middle school student made tabloid headlines, avoided prison as part of a plea agreement. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara/FILE)

  • Debra Lafave Mugshot

    This booking photo shows Debra Lafave, who was arrested Tuesday Dec. 4, 2007 for violating the terms of her probation. Lafave was originally arrested on June 21, 2004 and charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a person under 16 years old. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Jail)

  • Amber Jennings

    Shepherd Hill Regional High School teacher Amber S. Jennings is arraigned in Worcester Superior Court in this file photo taken Feb. 24, 2005, in Worcester, Mass. Jennings pleaded guilty to "disseminating harmful materials to a minor." She was sentenced to two years' probation. A spokesman for Worcester District Attorney John J. Conte said the allegations involved a 16-year-old student. (AP Photo/ Pool)

  • Carrie McCandless

    Carrie McCandless is taken into custody after her sentencing hearing at Larimer County Justice Center for an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student at Brighton Charter High School, where she was a teacher, Friday, June 8, 2007, in Fort Collins, Colorado. McCandless was sentenced to 45 days in jail, five years on probation and a four-year deferred sentence. McCandless was arrested in May of 2011 for a parole violation after she tested positive for morphine. She served a 60-day sentence for the violation. (AP Photo/Sherri Barber, Pool)

  • Carrie McCandless

    Carrie McCandless listens during her sentencing hearing at Larimer County Justice Center for an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student at Brighton Charter High School, where she was a teacher, Friday, June 8, 2007, in Fort Collins, Colorado. McCandless was taken to custody by a Larimer County sheriff's deputy after being sentenced to 45 days in jail, five years on probation and a four-year deferred sentence. In May of 2011, McCandless was sentenced to 60 days in jail for a parole violation after she tested positive for morphine. (AP Photo/Sherri Barber, Pool)

  • Carrie McCandless

    Undated booking photo of Carrie McCandless from the Jefferson County Jail.

  • Mary Kay Letourneau Mugshot

    Mary Kay Letourneau is shown in this undated photo taken in conjunction with her required registration at the King County courthouse in Washington as a level-two sex offender following her Aug. 4, 2004, release from prison. Letourneau completed a 7 1/2-year term for child rape in connection with a relationship she had with her former sixth-grade pupil Vili Fualaau, with whom she had two children. (AP Photo/Coutesy Washington State Sex Offender Information Center)

  • Mary Kay Letourneau Listens To Testimony

    In this Feb. 6, 1998 file photo, Mary Kay LeTourneau listens to testimony during her court hearing Friday. Letourneau and her former sixth-grade student, the father of her two youngest children, are hosting a "Hot for Teacher" night at a Seattle nightclub. (AP Photo/Alan Berner, Pool)

  • Vil Fualaau, Father 2 Daughters With 6th Grade Teacher Mary Kay Letourneau

    Vili Fualaau testified Wednesday, April 3, 2002, in his and his mother's civil lawsuit against the City of Des Moines and the Highline School District at the Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash. Fualaau, then 18, and his mother, Soona Vili, are seeking $1 million from the city claiming police and school officials should have kept Fualaau from having sex with his teacher Mary Kay Letourneau. (AP Photo/Matt Brashears, Pool)

  • Wendie A. Schweikert Mugshot

    This Feb. 24, 2006 booking photo shows Wendie A. Schweikert, 36, of Belton, South Carolina. Schweikert, an elementary school teacher, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, Laurens police said. The former fifth-grade teacher accused of having sex with her 11-year-old student was ordered held on $100,000 (84,060) bond. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2007. (AP Photo/Laurens, S.C Police Dept, File)

  • Tara Driscoll Mugshot

    In this Aug. 5, 2011 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Garden City, N.Y., New York City English teacher Tara Driscoll is shown. Driscoll, 33, pleaded guilty to having sex with a student who attended the high school where she worked. She was sentenced to six years probation. (AP Photo/Nassau County Police Department)

  • Rachel L. Holt Mugshot

    Rachel L. Holt, a science teacher at Claymont Elementary School, was arrested early Tuesday, April 4, 2006. The sixth-grade science teacher was accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student and was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday March 16, 2007. Prosecutors had wanted Scott to sentence Holt to the maximum of 25 years. (AP Photo/New Castle County Police Department)

  • Holly Hatcher

    This undated photo shows Holly Hatcher, a Gallatin High School teacher charged with statutory rape after being accused of having sex with a 17-year-old male student at her home in Nashville. (AP Photo/Nashville Police Department)

  • Angela Renee Comer

    Angela Renee Comer, 28, talks to reporters in Tompkinsville, Ky., Wednesday, May 9, 2007, after a hearing where she reached a plea agreement. Comer was sentenced to five years in prison for one count of sodomy and five additional years for one count of custodial interference. The former teacher was charged with having sex with a 14-year-old middle school student and running off to Mexico with him in January 2006. (AP Photo/Jim Roshan)

  • Brittni Colleps

    This Monday, May 16, 2011 photo shows Brittni Nicole Colleps, a teacher who has charged with having sex with five high school students at her home in Arlington, Texas. Colleps, 27, was jailed on $125,000 bond after turning herself in Monday morning, then posted bond in the afternoon for her release. She faces 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Arlington Police Department)

  • Stacy Schuler

    This video shows Stacy Schuler, 33, an ex-Ohio teacher convicted on Oct. 27 of having sex with five students. The teens testified their teacher had been drinking alcohol and initiated much of the contact during the encounters, which took place at Schuler's home. After a judge rejected an insanity defense that argued the teens took advantage of her, Schuler was sentenced to a total of four years in prison.

  • Erica Depalo

    A former "Teacher of the Year" was arrested for allegedly having sex with one of her 15-year-old honors English students

  • Sarah Jones, Cheryl Jones

    In a Monday, July 30, 2012 file photo, Sarah Jones, left, former Dixie Heights High School teacher and Cincinnati Ben-Gal cheerleader, and her mother, Cheryl Jones leave Kenton Circuit Court in Covington, Ky., after a motion hearing on charges against Jones of first degree sexual abuse for allegedly having sexual contact with a 17-year-old student when she was a teacher. Kenton Circuit Judge Patricia M. Summe on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 denied a request that text messages be thrown out in the case against Jones. She is facing a sex abuse charge. The trial is set to being on Oct. 10. Cheryl Jones is charged with tampering with evidence in the case. (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Patrick Reddy) NO SALES. MANDATORY CREDIT

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12:59 AM on 11/09/2011
I'll bet she DID make some of her students "feel good" and teach them to "push forward"!
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Wendy Stewart
01:00 PM on 09/27/2011
Never allow anyone to take video or pictures of yourself in compromising positions. Thats just insane.
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12:36 PM on 09/27/2011
I think its comical that these are the same parents that trafficked drugs, worked for the mafia, used
the identity of others, stole money from their parents and engaged in bunga bunga sex swapping parties and all sorts of other questionable activities. but became holier than thou after the birth of their children. Parents are a trip.
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ghkusa
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
10:16 AM on 09/27/2011
The tape of Ms Santagata involved no student or child, but you might not get that impression from the text of this outrageous and less than ethical article. Quite predictably, many if not most readers relied on the text only and skipped or missed details provided late in a less than intriguing video. But that was not the most offensive tactic employed here.

This article is somewhat of a smear since it implies or is likely to cause many to infer (as comments here demonstrate) INACCURATELY that the tape involved children or students. The irresponsible and misleading inclusion of over a dozen photos/mug shots of accused female sex offenders clearly suggests (falsely) that the subject of this article fit that catagory.
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invmartyc
Am I not turtle enough for the turtle club?
09:53 AM on 09/27/2011
School boards can be so puritanical! Obviously she did not mail the tapes to these people. These tapes were not made for profit and if she knew about them they were intended for private use. If there is an ex-husband out there doing this he should be prosecuted. If she was engaged in sex in the video as long as it was not with a student or some other illegal situation what is the issue? People have sex, maybe the sex was with her then husband who is now using them as a weapon.

Paris Hilton did a full out porn and no cared. Why is this person being screwed twice?
01:04 AM on 11/09/2011
Paris Hilton, invmartyc? No one cared because the whole nation has been subject to media social engineering for the past 40 or so years. You are not watching programs, you are **being** programmed. I hope you're not drooling alone before too long.
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smp276dp
free us from the craziness
09:46 AM on 09/27/2011
You might think them being a teacher of teenagers would know better. What could a kid of that age offer a teacher of any age? 11 seconds of fun. Is that enough to lose a career over? Our teachers are not smart enough to sit behind that desk and forge our childern's minds. I think they all have something in common. They were all needy, and looking for some attention.
09:23 AM on 09/27/2011
How can I sign up to go to her class?
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petcraft
09:04 AM on 09/27/2011
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE !!! Most of us here are glad the video came out to expose this woman. There are excellent teachers out there, & this gives teaching a bad name. Who would want their children exposed to such drama??? Clean it up, & hire a respectable teacher, in her place, to teach the children in a POSITIVE environment.
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CamelPaw357
09:39 AM on 09/27/2011
This did not happen while on the job. What she does on her time off is her business. No laws were broken. People are just too quick to fire someone over the smallest thing. I am sure if this women was Black nothing, absolutely nothing, would be done to her; she ceretainly would not be fired. I smell a rat here.
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invmartyc
Am I not turtle enough for the turtle club?
09:56 AM on 09/27/2011
You would not believe how many "excellant teachers" out there get their freak on at home. Why does this give teaching a bad name? She had sex with her husband, is there something wrong with that. The issue is the person who decided to send the tapes out to detroy her reputation, why are you on his side? He is the one that is messing up the POSITIVE environment.
08:59 AM on 09/27/2011
So what! Seems to be more of a crime is the attack on this teacher by some former lover . Is sex evil in a private display (everyone does it ) . I've destroyed such pics when the woman is gone from my life . who acessed the e-mails of the students/parents and sent this out ? This is one I would feel might be defendable as a good teacher .
08:14 AM on 09/27/2011
This story seems long on innuendo, and short in details. How long ago was the video made? If she is a good teacher, and isn't having sexual encounters with students, what business is it of ours to judge the woman?
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wkingsolomon77
08:44 AM on 09/27/2011
Because of her i,am a straight A student
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Jeffrey Bryson
Proud straight ally to the LGBT community
12:00 PM on 09/27/2011
I believe you. However, she would be disappointed that you did not capitalize "I" in that sentence.
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dadofoh49
09:38 AM on 09/27/2011
If teachers like that are teaching my kids it's MY Business. After all I pay her wages with my taxes and should have some say. You claim she hasn't had encounters with students. That might be yet to be determined. Not all crooks are caught not all speeders are ticketed. That's your assumption
08:06 AM on 09/27/2011
what we have here is a woman with a disability and after she gets treatment for sexual addiction the union will have her right back in the classroom teaching all those childern!!
06:00 AM on 09/27/2011
Obviously a smear campaign by someone. Lack of judgement should not be treated as a lack of teaching skills to 4th graders IMO. IF she was a good teacher,IF there were never any complaints before, then why fire the woman?? No one here ever smoked pot or had sex?
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Troff
I am not superstitious
05:38 AM on 09/27/2011
The only thing that is scandalous here is that she was fired for having sex in private with consenting adult(s?). That is absolutely outrageous.

Not that you'd learn any of that by reading this "article".
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smp276dp
free us from the craziness
09:55 AM on 09/27/2011
This is a prefect case of why your private life has to remain just that. What you do in your own home is your business. But when you put it on video and everyone has a chance to see it. It is no longer private. And this is the back lash one could face. Those kids sexting the same deal. Everyone else could see it then it is no longer private. I was 16 and had a fling with a 23 year old woman no one ever knew about it. I going back allot of years. But I didn't say anything to anyone. And got home late a few nights. My dad asked me what happened I told him lost track of time chasing the girls. My dad knew the deal. Something I didn't make a habit of coming home late. But today kids open their mouth about everything.
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Troff
I am not superstitious
01:15 PM on 09/27/2011
Putting in on video is only relevant if she sent the videos to someone. Or are you saying that all the files on your computer are public?
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BeatlesPrudence
Beware of Liberals posing as Americans
03:56 AM on 09/27/2011
"...she went out of her way to make the kids feel good and want to push forward," Is this line suppose to be a bad pun in this story?
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petcraft
09:09 AM on 09/27/2011
It's not what she taught ~ it's HOW she taught ... This woman might have been a very gifted teacher who bonded with her classroom students. DRUGS, however should never be a part of a teaching environment. If she did this at home, it is bound to affect her, somehow, in her teaching. If drugl were good or beneficial to us, they would be sold as medicine & not banned. Truth is, they are harmful, & children are so volnerable to influences by people they admire...
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invmartyc
Am I not turtle enough for the turtle club?
09:59 AM on 09/27/2011
Who mentioned DRUGS?

Is alcohol and tobacco good for you and sold as medicene?
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Janet Cooke
09:32 AM on 09/27/2011
Only to someone with a really dirty mind and fingers (?)that like to point. Pun intended.
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03:47 AM on 09/27/2011
This is the worst piece of reporting yet.... it reads like an after thought.
This so called story is acctually four sentences.
It tell almost nothing except that a sexually exspicit pix was put on the
net and some parents got it. Hello!!!! What ever happened to.......,
The pattern for a report.

WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, .AND------- HOW???
All I have is questions...not a story.
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invmartyc
Am I not turtle enough for the turtle club?
10:00 AM on 09/27/2011
That went out with the cut backs.