Sunday School Teacher Faces Death Penalty

Prosecutors file charges of murder, kidnapping, and rape
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 14, 2009 3:03 PM CDT
Sunday School Teacher Faces Death Penalty
This undated photo provided by the family shows Melissa Huckaby. Huckaby, 28, remains in custody at the San Joaquin County (Calif.) Jail.   (AP Photo)

A California Sunday school teacher arrested for the murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu is now eligible for the death penalty after prosecutors added three “special circumstances,” to her charges today, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The San Joaquin County DA alleges that Melissa Huckaby killed the girl after kidnapping her, sexually assaulting her, and raping her with a foreign object. (More murder stories.)

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