Ashley Rison, 31, has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual battery and gross sexual imposition after being accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student
When she was indicted she was also charged with tampering with evidence and furnishing alcohol to an underage person, but these counts have been dropped.
Rison quit her job as a softball coach at New Miami school, Ohio, on May 3 last year – the same day that the alleged crimes were reported to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
he was indicted she was also charged with tampering with evidence and furnishing alcohol to an underage person, but these counts have been dropped
She was also charged with tampering with evidence and furnishing alcohol to an underage person, but these counts have been dropped
According to FOX19, the indictment states that she engaged in sexual contact with the student eight times in April 2021.
According to Yahoo! News, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and prosecutor alleged Rison was engaging in sexual activity with the student while in the back seat of a vehicle.
“In addition to what the child tells us, we do have recordings between Ms. Rison and the child of where Ms. Rison makes multiple incriminating statements in asking, begging the child not to report her to the authorities,” Assistant Prosecutor Lindsay Sheehan said in previous court hearings.
The New Miami Board of Education told FOX19 that Rison started working for the school district in August 2015 and coached girls softball and basketball.
The Sheriff’s Office also said she worked as a teacher’s aide at New Miami.
Rison no longer works at New Miami High School
“Ashley Ra-Nae Rison is no longer employed by the New Miami Local School Board. Effective May 3, 2021, Ms. Rison resigned from her position as Paraprofessional and Coach. New Miami Local Schools has no further comment at this time,” Superintendent Rhonda Parker told FOX19.
Rison is reportedly free on bond, but wearing a GPS monitor, after posting 10% of her $10,000 (£8,820) bail.
She could spend five years in prison and may have to register as a sex offender.
She will be back in court on November 16 for sentencing. From Daily Star.