Prison for ex-teacher who had sex, gave drugs and a gun to students

Andrew Clark | IndyStar

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A former Franklin Central High School teacher was sentenced to two years in prison and eight years of home detention after pleading guilty to drug, gun and child seduction charges, the Marion County prosecutor's office announced Friday.

Kathryn Hagan, 40, pleaded guilty Thursday to four felony charges: two counts of child seduction, one count of dangerous control of a firearm and one count of dealing a controlled substance, the prosecutor's office said.

An additional charge of child seduction and a charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery were dismissed as part of Hagan's plea agreement. She will have to register as a sex offender for 10 years, the prosecutor's office said.

Hagan was accused of giving Xanax to a 17-year-old student with whom she had a sexual relationship.

According to court documents, the student told police he had dinner with Hagan and her husband at the couple's home on March 28, 2017. When the teen complained of a headache, he said Hagan gave him a pill that she later told him was Xanax.

Three days later, the student went back to Hagan's home and had sex with her in her bedroom, documents say.

Hagan begged the teen to keep their relationship quiet, according to court records. She told him that she would not treat him differently in school.

On April 7, 2017, an anonymous parent contacted Franklin Central High School with an allegation about a sexual relationship between an underage student and a teacher, according to court records. School officials identified the teacher and student, then reported the allegation to the Indiana Department of Child Services.

The school suspended Hagan that day, and she resigned.

Kathryn Hagan case: Details from court records

According to court records, that same day, Hagan expressed frustration via text message to another student, who was 16. Later in the conversation, the 16-year-old told Hagan he would "rob them all but I don't have a gun."

It is unclear to whom he was referring. But the teen asked Hagan to get him a gun, so he could "take care of it."

Hagan bought a gun and ammunition that night, according to court records. Court records indicate she gave the gun to the 16-year-old, who gave it to people he knew.

Other students found out about the gun and told police, according to court records.

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IndyStar reporting by Justin Mack and Marisa Kwiatkowski contributed to this report.

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