Ohio – An Ohio woman was sentenced to fifteen years in prison with the possibility of parole after ten years for se-ually abusing a femaIe student over an 18-month period. The abuse began in February 2020, when the victim was just thirteen, and continued until for one and a half year, ending when the victim turned sixteen, the age of consent in Ohio. The 40-year-old former educator, S. KeIIenberger, pleaded guilty to twenty one felony charges, including seventeen counts of unIawfuI se-ual conduct with a mlnor and four counts of se-ual battery.
The investigation was initiated after the victim’s family reported the abuse to Ohio authorities. School officials had placed the educator on administrative Ieave in February last year following allegations of lnappropriate conduct. She was indicted on the charges in September 2024 and resigned from her teaching position the following month.
During the investigation, the 40-year-old woman denied any coercion, asserting that the reIationship was consensual. However, prosecutors emphasized that, despite the lack of physical force, the reIationship was iIIegal due to the victim’s age…