LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a former Greenwood teacher who was found guilty of having sex with a 14-year-old student.

The judges upheld a Sebastian County Circuit Court’s conviction of Deanna Bobo on two counts of first-degree sexual assault. Bobo was sentenced to two consecutive six-year prison terms, one for each of two counts of first-degree sexual assault.

A jury found that Bobo, a teacher at Raymond G. Wells Junior High School, had sex with the then-14-year-old student on two occasions in 2005. Bobo has denied having sex with the student.

The appeals court rejected Bobo’s argument that the lower court abused its discretion by admitting into evidence 19 e-mails exchanged between her and the victim and allowing the jury to hear her request during a recorded statement her request to speak with an attorney. She also argued that the court should not have allowed two witnesses to testify about physical contact between herself and the victim that allegedly occured before the sexual assault.

Two other counts against her for alleged offenses in 2000 and 2001 were dropped last year. Prosecutors said the alleged victim was in the military and didn’t want to return from Iraq to testify.

In January, the sate Board of Education revoked Bobo’s teaching license. Bobo did not contest the revocation.