A woman teacher who groomed and manipulated a 12-year-old female student for an abusive sexual relationship has avoided jail.
Allison Chilton pleaded guilty to the charges of criminal solicitation of a minor and third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Local news station WCSC reports the Lowcountry middle school teacher was sentenced to 10 years suspended to five years of probation at a court in South Carolina.
The broadcaster said Chilton also has a permanent restraining order granted to keep her away from the minor victim. A judge also placed the teacher on the sex offender registry with active GPS monitoring.
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