I wrote about Melinda DeLuca a while back. After being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, she was assaulted at her home. She was beaten so badly that she had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital.

However, the attack was staged:

Lt. Evans said DeLuca claimed the attack was connected to the forcible sexual abuse case against her. As police began investigating the story of the attack, They say things just didn’t add up.

“The evidence and the information that was provided all were going down different directions,” said Evans.

Police brought the former teacher back into the office, and when put on the spot, they say DeLuca admitted she made the story up.

Melinda Lee Deluca was back in court a few days ago:

Melinda Lee Deluca was supposed to have a plea hearing this morning, but after arriving at the courthouse, the hearing was postponed until October.

Amazing how slowly these cases move.

This is really disturbing:

A former high school teacher accused of having sex with a student was severely beaten inside her home.

Thirty-year-old Melinda Lee Deluca told police she came home Friday afternoon and was alone when she was jumped from behind. Police said she was beaten so badly that she was flown by medical helicopter to the hospital from her home in South Jordan.

Deluca was recently accused of having sex with one of her students at Copper Hills High School in West Jordan. Police believe the assault could be related to the charges.

“It does appear that this is related to the incident in West Jordan with her teaching position at Copper Hills High School,” said Lt. Matt Evans with the South Jordan Police Department. “It doesn’t appear to be a random event.�?

We have courts to deal with people breaking the law. There’s no need for someone to take matters into their own hands, especially when it comes to violent actions. But hell, this was in Utah, so I’m not terribly surprised.