Teacher Christine Scarlett Charged with Sexual Battery

(Strongsville, Ohio) Former Strongsville High School teacher Christine Scarlett, 39, was arraigned last week on 18 counts of sexual battery resulting from an intimate relationship with a 17-year-old student, Steven Bradigan. Scarlett's bond was set at $10,000. The schedule for followup court proceedings has not been announced.

Readers may recall from an earlier post that the relationship between Scarlett and Bradigan resulted in the birth of a son. Last month, an agreement to share custody of the boy ended a legal battle.

Regarding the adjudication of Scarlett's case, I'll confidently predict that she will get probation and possibly community service. The trend in sentencing of female sexual abusers is insulting leniency and I see no reason why the disposition of her case would be any different.


[Update 05/13/07]

Scarlett pleads guilty to avoid trial. Sentencing in June.