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Ashlee Catalani is no longer teaching high school freshmen at Joliet West, the school district notified Joliet Patch. (Mugshot via Will County Sheriff s Office)
JOLIET, IL Saturday marked one year since a
Joliet West High School math teacher Ashlee Catalani wound up inside Will County s Jail. She was charged with a total of five crimes in connection with the violent beating of her ex-boyfriend, who also lives in Joliet.
Catalani s co-defendant, Ponciano Vargas, a 42-year-old Crest Hill man who lives on Ingalls Avenue, administered the beating, according to court records.
Last week, Joliet Patch interviewed Catalani s criminal defense lawyer,