Teacher Gets Probation in Sex Case

(Liberty Township, Ohio) In May, 34-year-old teacher at Lakota East High School, Angela Johnson, was arrested by Butler County Sheriff's detectives for allegedly attempting to seduce an 18-year-old male student.

Reportedly, she engaged in inappropriate conversations and improper text messaging with the student. Additionally, investigators found that Johnson had inappropriately sent underwear to the student as a gift. Johnson was booked on attempted sexual battery and later resigned her position with the school.

Yesterday, as part of a plea agreement Johnson was sentenced by Judge Patricia Oney in Butler County Common Pleas Court to two years of probation and 250 hours of community service for one misdemeanor charge of contributing to the unruliness of a minor. She was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and to surrender her Ohio teaching certificate.

Although the married mother of a preschooler avoided jail time, Johnson has suffered significant embarrassment, ruined lifelong friendships and destroyed her career. Judge Oney said she wants Johnson to work off her community service hours by speaking to prospective educators about the perils of inappropriate behavior.