FRANKFORD — A former student-teacher at a Sussex County elementary school pleaded guilty today to having sexual relations with one of her students, including trysts in her car and in her bedroom.

As part of a plea bargain agreement, Lindsay Massaro pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault, and the state will recommend a four-year prison sentence with parole supervision for life.

“Do you realize that it is almost certain you will be sentenced to state prison? Is that clear?” Superior Court Judge N. Peter Conforti asked the 25-year-old Massaro.

“Yes,” replied Massaro, her voice sometimes cracking during the 30-minute court hearing in Newton.

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Massaro, a former eighth-grade student-teacher at the Frankford Elementary School, was arrested March 30, 2009, and accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student who was at least 13 years old and younger than 16, according to the arrest affidavit.

In court today, Massaro admitted her victim was a 15-year-old boy, whose father reported the case to law enforcement.

According to the affidavit, Massaro admitted to having a consensual sexual relationship with the boy.

Massaro, of Frankford, is tentatively scheduled to be sentenced on April 15, pending the outcome of a psychological evaluation to determine if there was a “pattern of repetitive and compulsive behavior,” the judge said.

If she is found to be a compulsive offender, Conforti said she would be sentenced to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel and her release would have to be approved by the state parole board.

“You could spend more time in treatment than in state prison,” the judge told her.

Massaro remains free on $75,000 bail, which was posted the day after her arrest.