Staff report

PORTSMOUTH — A former teacher in the Bloom-Vernon Local School District pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing a minor student, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.
Caroline Johnson, 36, who worked with disabled children and coached athletics, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, each punishable by one to five years in prison. She will have to register as a Class III sex offender for the rest of her life.
Johnson will be sentenced on November 25.
Johnson was indicted on December 1, 2023 by a Scioto County Common Pleas Court grand jury on three counts of third-degree sexual assault for allegedly having sexual relations with a minor.
The indictment came after an investigation by Yost’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation found that she engaged in sexual activity with a minor during her employment with Bloom-Vernon Local Schools.
A warrant was issued for her arrest and she was arrested on December 5, 2023 and booked into the Scioto County Jail.