A former Frontier Academy teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student will spend seven years in prison.

Tuesday afternoon Katerina Bardos, a former fourth-grade teacher at Frontier Academy, was sentenced to the seven years in the department of corrections followed by five years of parole as a part of a plea agreement.

That’s all in addition to a lifetime registration as a sex offender and 10 years of intensive sex offender treatment after her prison sentence, Weld District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Kimberly Corban said.

In March Bardos pleaded guilty to attempted sex assault on a child and child abuse negligently causing death, both felonies. As part of Bardos’ plea agreement, two charges of sexual assault on a child by a person in position of trust were dropped. It’s worth noting though: Nobody died, that charge is just what worked best in her plea deal to get the appropriate sentence.

When asked about the novelty of a plea deal featuring such a charge in March, Weld County Assistant District Attorney Robb Miller seemed to indicate it’s rare.

“For the most part, we try to make plea agreements that match the facts of the case,” Miller said previously.

Weld District Judge Marcelo Kopcow said Tuesday Bardos had admitted to having sex with the child between 40 and 50 times over the course of a year. Her friendship with his mother and sisters only reinforced the expectation that she hold herself to a high standard, which she likewise gained by being in a position of trust.

Bardos, who taught at Brentwood Middle School during the 2013-14 school year before moving to Frontier Academy, was arrested May 6, 2015 on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Namely, she was accused of providing the former student marijuana.

It wasn’t until after the arrest police learned of an alleged sexual relationship between Bardos and her former student.

Bardos initially denied she had a sexual relationship with the boy, but she did tell police she and the boy developed a close bond, inviting the boy to her house to play Xbox, do homework and spend the night.

The boy admitted to the relationship at the time, telling police it turned sexual in June 2014 at his house while the rest of his family was on a camping trip.

After that first encounter, Bardos and the boy would have sex countless times in Bardos’ apartment, in her car at various locations throughout the city – including in the Frontier Academy parking lot – and at Bardos’ parents’ house, according to court records.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Thea Carrasco, who prosecuted Bardos, said that had roles been reversed, the public would have been outraged at the crime.

“As prosecutors, we adhere to the law. A person’s background, race, gender, socioeconomic status, occupation, or ties to this community do not make them immune to being held responsible for their actions.”