Scioto County teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault

Published at 5:00 AM Saturday, October 26, 2024

: Former Bloom-Vernon teacher Caroline Johnson pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a minor student, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Johnson, who worked with children with disabilities and coached the track, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, each punishable by one to five years in prison. She will have to register as a Level III sex offender for the rest of her life.

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PORTSMOUTH – A former teacher in the Bloom-Vernon Local School District pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting an underage student, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.
Caroline Johnson, 36, who worked with children with disabilities and was a coach, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, each punishable by one to five years in prison. She will have to register as a Level III sex offender for the rest of her life.
Johnson will be sentenced on November 25.
Johnson was indicted by a Scioto County Common Pleas Court grand jury on December 1, 2023, on three counts of third-degree sexual abuse for allegedly having sex with a minor.
The charges came after an investigation by Yost’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation revealed that she had engaged in sexual activity with a minor during her employment at Bloom-Vernon Local Schools.
A warrant was issued for her arrest and she was arrested and booked into the Scioto County Jail on December 5, 2023.