Ex-band teacher pleads guilty to sex crime involving student
May 12, 2021 GMT
CLANTON, Ala. (AP) A former Alabama high school band director accused of having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday.
Ashlee Elizabeth Steinman, 29, a former Chilton County High School worker entered her plea to a reduced charge of distributing obscene matter to a student, according to court records.
Under her plea agreement, Steinman received a one-year suspended sentence, with two years of probation and was ordered not to have contact with the victim. She was initially charged with engaging in a sex act with a student as a school employee and using her position to access the student and begin the relationship, both felonies, news outlets reported.
Updated: 13 Feb 2021, 14:32
A SCHOOL band director who had sex with a teenage student faces up to 20 years behind bars.
Ashlee Elizabeth Steinman, 29, has been accused of engaging in a sex act with the 18-year-old.
2
2
If convicted, Steinman could face between two and 20 years in prison
Despite the student being the age of consent, under Alabama law, it is illegal for a teacher to have a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student.
If convicted, Steinman could face between two and 20 years in prison.
Steinman, who has been the band director since 2017, has been issued two felony charges for grooming the student.