Iowa Teacher Gets Prison for Sex with Students - Update

(Allison, Iowa) Former math teacher at Aplington-Parkersburg High School, Ashley Nicole Anderson, 25, has been sentenced to a possible five years in prison for engaging in sex with three male students.

Ashley Nicole Anderson's sentence was shorter than the term of up to 10 years that the Iowa Attorney General's Office sought for the 25-year-old former Aplington-Parkersburg High School teacher.[…]

Anderson was taken into custody after being sentenced at the Butler County Courthouse in Allison. She is likely to serve no more than 2 ½ years under an Iowa law that gives inmates credit for 1.2 days for every day served, and could serve less if she is paroled.

She will be required to register as a sex offender upon her release and be on probation for 10 years.

All of Anderson's victims reportedly concurred with the sentencing.

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Iowa Teacher Guilty of Sex with Students - Update
[Previous 4/24/13 post]
(Allison, Iowa) Former math teacher at Aplington-Parkersburg High School, Ashley Anderson, pleaded guilty this week to engaging in sex with several students.

Anderson pleaded guilty in Butler County District Court to three counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee, a felony. As part of the agreement, the state dropped a fourth count.

Authorities charged Anderson in October. According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Anderson admitted engaging in sexual misconduct with four male students 16 to 18 years old at the time. She also allegedly sent nude photos of herself in text messages to the students.

Sentencing is scheduled for June when Anderson faces a possible five years in prison.

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Iowa Teacher Accused of Sex with Students
[Previous 10/20/12 post]
(Iowa City, Iowa) A 24-year-old teacher formerly at Aplington-Parkersburg High School, Ashley Nicole Anderson, has been accused of engaging in sexual relations with several male students during the previous school year.

Anderson faces four counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee, each of which carries up to five years in prison.

The police department in Parkersburg, a city of 1,900 in northeast Iowa, received information Sept. 20 that Anderson had sexually abused a student after one of the victims confided in someone, and a teacher heard about it, said Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation special agent Larry Hedlund. He said police contacted DCI to investigate.

Anderson, who taught algebra, geometry and pre-calculus classes at the high school, recently resigned from the district. She had also served as the faculty adviser for Students Against Drunk Driving and the prom committee, and was the assistant girls’ track coach. She started working at the district in 2010.

The investigation found that Anderson had a relationship with an 18-year-old senior she had in class last fall that started with kissing and escalated to multiple sex acts, including at his residence. Anderson had similar relationships with a 16-year-old junior who served on the prom committee and a 16-year-old sophomore, the complaint said.

Anderson was booked into custody at the Butler County Jail and released on $5,000 bond.