Ohio Teacher Guilty of Sex with Male Students - Updated

(Wooster, Ohio) Yesterday, 34-year-old former Rittman High School teacher Erin Speicher pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual battery.

Each count carries a possible penalty of five years in prison.

According to Judge Robert J. Brown, Speicher will be sentenced after completion of a pre-sentence investigation, tentatively in six to eight weeks.

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Ohio Teacher Accused of Sex with Male Students
[Previous 2/9/09 post]
(Rittman, Ohio) A 34-year-old English teacher at Rittman High School, Erin Speicher, was arrested yesterday for allegedly engaging in sex with two male students. Speicher has been charged with sexual battery.

Rittman Superintendent Jon Ritchie said the alleged incidents occurred at Speicher's home in Orrville. He said school officials cooperated with investigations involving Orrville and Rittman police that were triggered by a parent complaint last week.

Speicher, who was hired in 1996, resigned Friday. She taught ninth-grade English and was the junior class advisor.

Speicher was arraigned this morning in Wayne County Municipal Court. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 18. She was booked into custody at the Wayne County Jail with bond set at $75,000.

Speicher is reportedly married with two children.