Brittany Zamora: Teacher Gets 20-Year Sentence After Parents Discover Her Abusing Their 13-Year-Old Son

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Imagine finding out that your child’s teacher, someone trusted to educate and protect them, was actually grooming and abusing them. 

That’s exactly what happened in the disturbing case of Brittany Zamora.

She was an Arizona elementary school teacher who crossed every ethical and legal boundary with a 13-year-old student.  

Thanks to a parental control App, her crimes were exposed, leading to her arrest and a 20-year prison sentence.  

But how did this happen?

Let’s get into the details.  



Who is Brittany Zamora? 

Brittany Zamora was born on January 5, 1991. 

According to AZ Central News, she studied education at Arizona State University.

She later started her teaching career at Littleton Elementary School in Avondale, Arizona. 

In 2016, she was named Teacher of the Year by her colleagues.

This award helped her get a new job at Las Brisas Academy in Goodyear, where she taught sixth grade until she was arrested 

At the time of her arrest in March 2018, she was 27 years old, married, and had never been in trouble with the law. 

Her school records showed a clean background and good performance reviews, so the new school hired her.

Co-workers said she was actively involved in school activities and had never faced any disciplinary action before her crimes were exposed. 



What Did Brittany Zamora Do? Details of her Crime

According to PEOPLE, Brittany Zamora had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student that lasted for at least 3 months. 

This inappropriate relationship happened while she was his sixth-grade teacher at Las Brisas Academy in Goodyear, Arizona

The sexual abuse began in January 2018 when Zamora told her sixth-grade students she would be absent from school. 

Using an educational app called Classcraft, she asked her students to message her, saying she was "bored."

The 13-year-old victim first messaged her through the app as instructed, without any bad intentions.

However, after Zamora responded, she quickly moved their conversations to Instagram and Snapchat. 

Their messages quickly turned sexual, as reported by PEOPLE. 

According to AZ Central , Zamora sent the victim a nude picture of herself and another one where she wore only lingerie. 

The minor told police he also sent her pictures of himself naked.

The online conversations slowly turned into grooming, which later led to physical meetings between Zamora and the student.

The student told authorities that he couldn’t remember when the abuse started, but he recalled their first kiss.

He told police that when he tried to say goodbye to her after class that day, Zamora grabbed his shirt, hugged him, and kissed him.

This first kiss later led to other sexual activities in the classroom with other students nearby. 

On one occasion, while other students watched an educational video in the classroom, Zamora sat with the victim in the back and touched him sexually. 

On another occasion, Zamora told the boy to stay behind after classes and "help with talent show preparations." 

When other staff and students left, she locked her classroom door and sexually abused the victim.

In one disturbing incident, Zamora had an 11-year-old classmate look out for them while she had sex with the boy in her classroom during lunch break.

Zamora continued the abuse both on and off school property. 

One time when the victim went to visit his grandparents, Zamora had the boy sneak out to meet her in a parked car, where they had sex.

The sexual relationship lasted approximately three months, and the abuse escalated in frequency and boldness. 


How Was The Abuse Exposed?

The parents of the 13-year-old victim first grew suspicious when they noticed unusual behavior in their son.

He began insisting on keeping his bedroom door closed at night and showed a sudden, intense interest in girls. 

Concerned, his stepmother installed a parental control app called Sentry, to monitor his online activities. 

A few days after she installed the app, she started getting alerts showing that her son repeatedly used the word "baby" in his messages.

Upon checking, she discovered the messages were coming from Brittany Zamora’s Instagram account. 

The conversations were clearly inappropriate, with Zamora writing things like "I want you every day with no time limit."

When she asked her son about the messages, he admitted to having sex with his teacher. 

Out of anger, the victim's father called Zamora and confronted her as seen in the video below this post.

The father unleashed his fury, saying, "What type of perverted person are you? I wanna know right now. You are a monster. You are a pedophile. You're a child molester."

Zamora tried to negotiate, asking if they could "settle this outside court," but the father refused. 

Soon after, the parents reported Zamora to  Las Brisas Academy and the Goodyear Police Department, who launched an investigation. 

Before the victim's parents went to the school, three female students had already told the principal about the inappropriate relationship.

Investigators later found deleted Snapchat messages that confirmed the abuse, which led to Zamora’s arrest and criminal charges.

To help protect your children from online predators, just like these parents did, apps like Sentry or Bark can be used to monitor their messages.

Although they discovered the abuse after it had already started, the app helped them stop it before it got any worse.



Brittany Zamora’s Trial and Sentencing

Facing 15 felony charges, Brittany Zamora took a plea deal in 2019, which resulted in reduced charges. 

She eventually pleaded guilty to three felony charges:  
  • Sexual conduct with a minor  
  • Attempted molestation of a child
  • Public sexual indecency

During sentencing, the judge emphasized how Zamora abused her position of trust as a teacher. 

The victim’s family gave emotional statements, describing the lasting trauma caused by her actions.  

According to official reports, Zamora received 20 years in prison, the minimum sentence for her crimes under Arizona law. 

She will serve her term at the Arizona Department of Corrections and must register as a sex offender for life upon release.

Under Arizona law, she is supposed to serve at least 80% of her time before any early release, which will be in 2038.


According to PEOPLE, Zamora is a teacher in prison and tutors inmates, raising controversy.  

After her arrest in 2018, her teaching licence was revoked, but while in prison she got another licence, making her able to teach other inmates 

In 2020, her husband filed for divorce, stating their marriage was "broken beyond repair."

The victim’s family also filed a lawsuit against Zamora’s husband, claiming he knew about the abuse.

However, the case was settled privately outside of court, and the details of the agreement were never shared with the public.

This true crime case is a chilling reminder of how predators can hide in plain sight.

If not for the parents' quick action and the parental control app, Zamora might have continued abusing him or others.

If you ever think your child might be talking to a predator, apps like Sentry or Bark can warn you early.

These apps don’t just monitor activity — they also let you block certain apps and limit screen time on social media.

The video below from Law & Crime shows the moment the victim’s father angrily confronted Zamora over the phone. 

It also shows the moment he and his wife reported the abuse to the school.



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