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Judge says NO to release of nude photos of Debra LaFave

Tampa, Florida - In a Tampa courtroom, a motion for protective order was granted to the attorney for former middle school teacher Debra LaFave.

That means, nude photos that were taken by law enforcement as part of the teacher sex investigation will not be made public.

The state agreed with the defense in this case.

The state also said in light of the fact that they have DNA evidence, they probably won't even use the photos at trial.

But the pictures were one of the first bit of evidence they had.

Recently the attorney for LaFave, John Fitzgibbons, went public with his plea that the photos not be made public.

He says they are "pornographic" in nature. Law enforcement says the photos are standard procedure in this type of investigation.

LaFave is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old boy while a teacher at Greco Middle School.

This story has gone international. You can see our story about worldwide attention online, by clicking on the story on the right.

Angela Shannon, Tampa Bay's 10 News