Teacher arrested third time, had sex today with prior victim

TAMPA -- A former Davidsen Middle School teacher was booked into jail at 6:11 p.m. after detectives discovered she had sex today with one her prior teenage victims.

This is the third time since March that Stephanie Ragusa, 29, has been arrested and accused of having sex with her former students. One victim was a 15-year-old boy, the other a 14-year-old who turned 15 during the relationship with Ragusa, authorities have said.

Hillsborough Sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway said detectives were doing follow-up today on their investigation when they came upon the new crime being committed.

Ragusa had been out on bail.

"We're doing more investigation as we speak," Callaway told reporters this evening.

Ragusa previously was arrested on March 13 and April 15. She was charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery and two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

According to jail records, she now faces two additional counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and on no-bond status. Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi said prosecutors have filed an emergency motion to revoke Ragusa's bond. It will be heard Tuesday morning.

-- Colleen Jenkins, Times staff writer