Ohio Teacher Gets 60 Days in Sex Case - Updated

(Bellefontaine, Ohio) Former high-school French teacher and bowling coach Cheryl Clark, 44, has been sentenced to 60 days in the Logan County Jail for sexual battery of an 18-year-old student.

In addition to the jail sentence today, Logan County Common Pleas Judge Mark S. O'Connor fined Clark $500 and ordered her to have no contact with the victim.

In addition to five years of court supervision, as a sex offender she will have lifetime registration requirements with the county sheriff.

Clark had told investigators that she thought sex with an 18-year-old student was acceptable. In Ohio, it's a felony for a person in a position of trust and authority to engage in sex with a minor.

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Ohio Teacher Guilty of Sex with Male Student
[Previous 4/11/11 post]
(Bellefontaine, Ohio) In February 2011, a 44-year-old language teacher and bowling coach at Indian Lake High School, Cheryl Clark, resigned her position after allegations surfaced that she had a sexual relationship with a male student.

The teen student told his parents about the relationship and they alerted the school system.

Earlier today, Clark admitted to pursuing a relationship with the boy, pleading no contest before Logan County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark S. O’Connor to one count of felony sexual battery.

She could be sentenced up to five years in prison, but Judge O’Connor noted the charge does not carry a mandatory prison term.

She will have five years of parole and will be classified as a Tier III sex offender required to register her address every 90 days for life.

Sentencing has been scheduled for May 16.