Maryland Teacher Guilty in Sex Case

(Columbia, Maryland) In February 2007, a 27-year-old former special education teacher at Hammond Middle School, Kirsten Ann Kinley, was arrested for engaging in sex with a 15-year-old boy.

Kinley allegedly emailed explicit photos of herself to the boy and had sex with him on two occasions in December 2004 and January 2005. After the victim exposed the relationship to a therapist, police were alerted.

In June 2007, a second student accused Kinley of inappropriate sexual conduct and Kinley was indicted on three counts of third-degree sex offense against a 14-year-old boy. Meanwhile, the Howard County Board of Education terminated her employment.

Today, Kirsten Ann Kinley pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree sex offense in accordance with an agreement with the prosecution. The charges related to the second boy were dropped because he refused to cooperate with the prosecutors.

The plea deal specifies a sentence of up to 18 months in prison. Kinley will also be prohibited from using the Internet since that is where she developed the relationships with the boys. Sentencing is scheduled for November 15th.

Tip: Don Morgenstern


[Update 11/15/07]

Kinley sentenced to prison.