Colorado Teacher Accused of Sex Assault of Student - Updated

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[11/13/07 post bumped]
(Denver, Colorado) A 40-year-old former teacher at Graland Country Day School, Meredith Hollen, was arrested last week for the alleged sexual assault of a student.

Hollen has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child and another count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

"We are in the midst of investigating a former teacher at Graland Country Day for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. She is currently being investigated for sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust," said Sonny Jackson, spokesperson for the Denver Police Department.

"I believe the school has notified parents in the area so we've taken appropriate measures. At this point in time, we're in the middle of our investigation."

The grade level and age of the student were not disclosed. Graland is a private preparatory K-9 school of about 600 students.

Hollen was booked into custody at the Denver County Jail and later released on $50,000 bond. She has a court appearance scheduled for Friday.

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[Update 02/23/08]

No jail for Hollen.

From Rocky Mountain News:

A former teacher at Graland Country Day School was sentenced Thursday to probation for 10 years to life and ordered to register as a sex offender for sexually assaulting a former student.

Meredith Hollen, 40, pleaded guilty to a single charge of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. Eleven other charges were dismissed as part of a plea bargain.

The victim and his family were not present at Thursday's hearing but support the resolution of the case, said prosecutor Verna Carpenter.

The victim's family wanted everything to remain anonymous.