From the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Former Lakota teacher Angela Johnson avoided jail Monday for trying to lure a senior student into sex.
But she can expect to tell her story to aspiring teachers to caution them about inappropriate behavior, a judge said when placing Johnson on probation and ordering her to serve 250 hours of community service.
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As part of the plea agreement, Johnson pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the unruliness of a minor. That allowed her to avoid being classified as a sex offender as well as the possibility of an 18-month prison sentence.
She faced up to six months in the county jail on the misdemeanor charge. Oney, instead, placed Johnson on two years of probation and ordered her to pay a $1,000 fine.
Johnson gave up her Ohio teaching certificate as part of the plea agreement.
Oney said she wants Johnson to take on speaking engagements as part of her community service hours to teach speak to prospective educators “as a precautionary note (of) what is expected of their behavior.�?Police said Johnson tried to persuade the 18-year-old male student into having sex with her by sending him inappropriate text messages and gifts since the start of the school year.
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Johnson’s attorney Dennis Adams said the criminal case has caused his client “significant embarrassment.�? She’s lost lifelong friends and alienated others.
“She lost the profession she loved,�? Adams told the judge. “I do not believe you will see her in front of you again.�?
Speaking to other teachers about what she’s done will probably be just as humiliating as appearing in court to face these charges.
