article_snippet: Ghirelli now faces charges of unlawful sexual intercourse, furnishing a controlled substance to a minor and oral copulation of a minor, all of which are also felonies.
article_snippet: Ghirelli's lawyer said the teacher intends to 'vigorously defend' against sex abuse charges, telling the Los Angeles Times: 'There's two sides to every story.'
highlights_snippet: Ghirelli is charged with unlawful oral copulation .
  
highlights_snippet: Ghirelli allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old boy during the beach vacation in December .