Teacher Ryann Springer Sentenced - Updated

(Kitsap County, Washington) After pleading guilty to a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor, Ryann Springer was sentenced this week to six months in jail.

Judge Anna M. Laurie deducted more than sixty days for time served since her May arrest, meaning Springer has just under four months remaining on her sentence. Laurie also said that Springer could serve her sentence outside of jail in work release or home monitoring.

After apologizing directly to her victim for her “bad judgment,” a former South Kitsap High School teacher was sentenced in Kitsap County Superior Court Tuesday to six months in jail for sexual misconduct with one of her students.

“I should have been the adult,” said Ryann C. Springer to the 17-year-old, who was joined by dozens more students, colleagues and family members of the 25-year-old defendant in the packed courtroom. “This was a very selfish decision I made, and I want you to know that nothing was your fault -- it was all my fault.”

Judge Laurie also issued an order of protection for Springer's victim for three years from the date of sentencing. Even though the female victim soon turns 18, Springer is to have no contact with her.


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(Kitsap County, Washington) A 25-year-old teacher at South Kitsap High School, Ryann C. Springer, was arrested this week by the Port Orchard Police Department for allegedly engaging in sex with a 17-year-old female student.

According to the certificate of probable cause filed by the POPD, School Resource Officer Bob MacFann received a complaint regarding suspicious activity between Springer and the student. The activity was alleged to be sexual in nature and included inappropriate text messaging, touching and other behaviors.

When the alleged victim was later interviewed by MacFann and a member of the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Assault Unit, the student admitted to having sexual contact with Springer on “multiple occasions and in multiple locations,” which included the high school and Springer’s home in Gig Harbor.

The teen described the contact as inappropriate touching that had occurred at the high school, and sexual activity that occurred at the Springer’s home.

Springer was booked into custody at the Kitsap County Jail with bail set at $250,000.