Catholic School Teacher Who Coached Track Sexually Abused Boy, 15, While Driving Him Home from Meet

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An Ohio high school teacher and who coached track must register as a sex offender after she pleaded guilty to sexual battery for having sex with a 15-year-old student. Corissa A. McCalister, 22, has been sentenced to two years of probation and community service, PEOPLE confirms. She must register as a sex offender within 90 days.

McCalister was a Spanish teacher at Central Catholic High School in Steubenville, Ohio. She also coached both cross country and track. It was her first year of teaching. Authorities say the abuse occurred on March 30 of this year, when McCalister drove the student home from a track meet at a rival school. Sheriff Joe Myers told WTRF at the time that McCalister parked her car at the Harrison County Fair ground in Cadiz, Ohio. She and the student allegedly had sexual intercourse in her parked car.

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Charging documents obtained by WTRF said the student's mother learned about the sexual conduct and reported McCalister to the school. The principal notified other staff members, the Catholic diocese and authorities.

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[ProfessorGAC]

1. Clearly Premeditated

I'm just a sub, but we take the tutorials about ethics & behavior.
Every school employee knows it's always a bad idea to give any student a ride anywhere, especially one on one.
Even if innocently done, it looks bad!
Just don't do it.
She had plans, otherwise the offer for the ride never occurs.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

2. Probation and community service?

She got off easy for being a perv.

[demigoddess]

3. I thought religion was supposed to make you a good person, not a criminal.

was I wrong?

[alphafemale]

4. Where would you get that idea.

There is zero evidence for it.

[JonAndKatePlusABird]

5. Steubenville, Ohio

Remember this? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steubenville_High_School_rape_case

Whole lotta yikes.

[Rustyeye77]

6. Imagine if it was the other way around.

How many years would he be in jail ?

The outrage would be deafening.

[Demsrule86]

7. That is bullshit. I know a guy who was a boy scout leader and he abused/raped maybe 50 kids.

He also molested family members and he got three years. We were all shocked. He was my best friend's cousin. And you know what there should be more jail time for this crime no matter the sex of the perpetrator.