Actress Felicity Huffman announced Monday that she will plead guilty in the Varsity Blues admissions scandal that has involved more than 30 indicted participants across the nation. Huffman's decision to plead guilty is in company with 12 other prominent parents involved in the scandal. She will plea guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to a charge of conspiracy and mail fraud.
"I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions," Huffman said in a public statement.
Huffman paid $15,000 as a tax-deductible "charitable donation" to the Key Worldwide Foundation, a front for admissions bribery. The donation served as payment to have a third party proctor the exam and help Huffman's oldest daughter, Sofia Grace Macy, on the SAT by correcting her answers.
Macy Huffman scored 1,420 on the SAT with help from the proctor, 400 points higher than Macy's unassisted PSAT score. Huffman has asserted that her daughter did not know about the cheating.
"I have betrayed her. This transgression toward her and the public I will carry for the rest of my life," Huffman said in her statement. "My desire to help my daughter is no excuse to break the law or engage in dishonesty."