A perverted substitute teacher pictured in tears in her mugshot has been given a sweetheart deal after admitting to having sex with a 15-year-old child.
Katelyn Dawn Schronce, a 33-year-old substitute at two different North Carolina schools, was seen crying after her arrest in April last year when she was initially charged with statutory rape — leaving her facing up to 30 years in prison.
But she reached a deal by pleading guilty to indecent liberties with a child and was sentenced to a fraction of that, to between 20 to 33 months in prison, according to WHKY.
A teacher who sobbed in her mugshot after being arrested on child sex crimes has learned her fate. Catawba County Sheriffs Office She was also banned from having contact with the 15-year-old victim, who was not identified.
Schronce was immediately fired after school officials learned of her disturbing behavior — just six months into her teaching gig.
Cops didn’t release any details about her victim, but school officials previously said that “there is no indication … the charges are connected to her employment in our district.”
“The safety and well-being of our students is our highest priority,” Catawba County Schools said.
