A disgraced Ohio middle school teacher who was convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old student inside a locked classroom has walked free from prison after just one year – following two failed attempts to be released early, officials revealed.

Jessica Langford, 33, a former math teacher at Miamisburgs Middle School was released on Tuesday afternoon having completed a one year sentence.

Langford must now register as a Tier three sex offender – Ohio’s highest classification – and serve a five year probation period.

The mother-of-one was convicted of sexual battery and unlawful sex conduct with a minor in April last year, nearly 12 months on from the sordid affair that took place behind the doors of a locked classroom in May 2017.

Jessica Langford, 33, a former math teacher at Miamisburgs Middle School was released on Tuesday afternoon having completed a one year sentence

The mother-of-one was convicted of sexual battery and unlawful sex conduct with a minor in April last year, nearly 12 months on from the sordid affair that took place behind the doors of a locked classroom in May 2017

At the trial, Langford’s victim took to the witness stand and recounted for the court how their sexual encounter unfolded on the last day of school.

'We started kissing, she went in for a kiss and it escalated from there,' the teenager told the jury.

According to the boy, he and Langford went on to engage in multiple sex acts, including intercourse and oral sex, for 20-30 minutes until the school principal knocked on the door of the locked classroom.

Langford allegedly told the minor to hide under a table and left with the principal. She later came back and allegedly told the boy to 'stick to the story' that he was in the room stacking desks.

‘It felt uncomfortable...I thought it was wrong,’ the boy said of the classroom tryst.

Earlier in his testimony, the boy said he and Langford connected on Snapchat. When the teacher asked him why he reached out to her on the app, he said he replied that he wanted to have sex.

The defense questioned the student’s credibility, pointing to the fact that he had repeatedly denied having sex with the teacher a year previous.

As the jury’s verdicts were being read aloud, Langford broke down in tears and continued sobbing at the defense table for several minutes

Langford must now register as a Tier three sex offender – Ohio’s highest classification – and serve a five year probation period

Langford, a married mother-of-one from Centerville, had taught math at Miamisburg Middle School for nine years, until she resigned her position in late May 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct had come to light

The now-16-year-old boy explained that he initially lied about his relationship with Langford in fear that his teenage girlfriend would break up with him for cheating on her.

Prosecutors said that Langford’s actions and words in her text messages to the young teen were 'words and actions of guilt.'

Langford, a married mother-of-one from Centerville, had taught math at Miamisburg Middle School for nine years, until she resigned her position in late May 2017 after allegations of sexual misconduct had come to light.

As the jury’s verdicts were being read aloud, Langford broke down in tears and continued sobbing at the defense table for several minutes.

But during her time in prison, correction offcials described Landford as a model prisoner, citing her clean disciplinary record during her 12 months behind bars.

According to court documents, Langford tried unsuccessfully on two occasions to free herself from state custody earlier than the mandatory year issued by the judge.

Appealing as early as December, Langford’s attorneys pleaded with a judge that the ‘model prisoner’ had a young daughter and an ailing mother who were in desperate need of release.

Prosecutors however rebutted the appeals, insisting the letter of apology she read out in court was her chance to take responsibility for her actions – which she didn’t seize.