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The now former Susquehannock High School Special Education teacher, Emily Lehneis, 30, of Hanover, was charged with the following: solicitation to production of child pornography, unlawful contact with a minor, obscenity, institutional sexual assault, and corruption of minors, according to the Southern York Regional Police Department.
Her charges stemmed from a six-month investigation into the “inappropriate relationship” she had with a high school student. Lehneis kissed the girl in a classroom, and exchanged sexually explicit photos with her, police said, according to York Daily Record and International Business Times reports.
She only admitted to the felony charge of "School - Intercourse/Sexual Contact with Student" and the misdemeanor charge of "Corruption Of Minors," as stated in court documents.
This was part of a negotiated pleaded deal, and a nolle prosequi was filed, meaning that the other charges have been dropped.
Lehneis resigned from the district on Jan. 27, according to school board minutes.
She was also suspended from her role as a soccer coach in the South Western School District and had her teaching licenses suspended on Aug. 25 by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Her sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 26, before Judge Kathleen J. Prendergast, who also proceeded over the pre-trial conference where she entered her plea on Sept. 20, according to court documents.
This is one of two child sexual abuse case by a sports coach that Daily Voice reported on this morning. You can read about private basketball coach, Zachary Ray's charges filed in Chester County here.
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