Shana Taylor ‘had a threesome with pupils’ (Picture: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department)

A school counsellor who admitted sending two pupils photos of her uncovered genitals has avoided a prison sentence.

Shauna Taylor, 38, had also been accused of having sex with two students, including a threesome.

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There were also allegations she had sex with a second 16-year-old boy, plus claims of a threesome involving the first teenage student and another.


Taylor, from Indianapolis, admitted sending the images between October 1, 2015, and January 31, 2016.

But she denied all the other allegations, and avoided jail after making a plea bargain.

She will not have to register as a sex offender (Picture: RTV6 ABC)

Marion Superior Court Judge Mark Stoner sentenced Shana Taylor to six years of home detention, which was the amount specified in her plea agreement, reports the Indy Star.



She has agreed to give up her teaching licence, but she will not be required to register as a sex offender.

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In return for her guilty plea to sending the photos, the Marion County prosecutor’s office agreed to dismiss the other charges including nine felony counts of child seduction and one misdemeanour count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor that were pending against her, court records state.

Two school officials have since been fired and three others resigned for apparently not reporting immediately what they suspected of Taylor’s sexual abuse, something local law demands.

However, after the sentencing, State Senator Jim Merritt told the paper he was not happy with the plea agreement.

Longfellow Alternative School (Picture: Google)

The Indianapolis Republican told the paper: ‘In recent years, there have been far too many cases against school employees regarding misconduct with our children.

‘We had legislation last session, and we will have legislation this session to help ensure our kids are safe in school.

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‘This verdict flies in the face of these efforts to keep predators out of our schools and sends a terrible message that you can harm our kids and avoid prison time.’

Peg McLeish, spokesman for the Marion County prosecutor’s office, said: ‘As with all plea agreements, our office reached what we believe to be an appropriate outcome based on our experience and several factors, including the strength or weakness of evidence, impact on victims and likely range of sentence should a case be successfully prosecuted at trial.

‘The likely range of sentence would include an evaluation of mitigating factors which the court would consider, including the absence of criminal history of the defendant.’