Married 30-yr-old Catholic school teacher jailed 15 years for sex with teenage student
Kathryn Ronk, a married 30-year-old Catholic high school teacher will
be behind bars for six to 15 years after she was found guilty of sex
with a teenager in her school.
A
Catholic high school teacher, Kathryn
Ronk, has been handed a six to
15-year jail term for having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old student.
Ronk, a
married 30-year-old taught Spanish at the Bishop Foley High School,
Madison Heights, Michigan, US.
Her
victim (unnamed) is also a student of the school.
The
teacher was left in tears as Judge Nanci
Grant found her guilty of five
counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
According
to Inquisitr, Ronk gave an emotional apology before her sentencing.
“I’m so
sorry for the victim and his family, for the school and the community, my
family… and I’m so sorry for my husband," she said.
"With
(psychological) treatment, I’m getting better. I know I have to go away but
this is a life-long journey, and I am meeting it…. I’m so sorry for those who I
have hurt.”
Judge
Grant sentenced the accused to six to 15 years in prison.
Ronk is
also ordered to pay court fines and comply with sex offender registration.
"You
did something you shouldn’t have done,” she said.
The
Judge said the victim may be damaged for life because of Ronk's action.
“You
don’t know what you did to him, and he may not realize it for years to
come," Grant said.
"Fifteen
is 15. He’s still a boy figuring out the ways in the world.”
Ronk
had pleaded guilty in February and
could be considered for parole in just over five years’ time.