LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) Former Lancaster music teacher, Timothy M. Sterner, 54, has been sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student over a four-period.
Sterner recently admitted to the criminal conduct in Lancaster County Court. He confessed to requesting sexual contact, exposing himself, performing lewd acts as well as sending lewd and pornographic images to the victim. This behavior happened between the victim’s freshman and senior year of high school.
Through his attorney, Sterner submitted dozens of positive character references. These people described the “the positive impact he had as a teacher,” according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Sterner pled guilty to five felonies and two misdemeanors.
Credit: Lancaster County District Attorney s Office Author: Isabel Soisson (FOX43) Updated: 11:17 AM EST January 29, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. Former Lancaster music teacher, Timothy M. Sterner, 54, has been sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student over a four-period.
Sterner recently admitted to the criminal conduct in Lancaster County Court. He confessed to requesting sexual contact, exposing himself, performing lewd acts as well as sending lewd and pornographic images to the victim. This behavior happened between the victim s freshman and senior year of high school.
Through his attorney, Sterner submitted dozens of positive character references. These people described the the positive impact he had as a teacher, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney s Office.
Lancaster music teacher gets prison time for sexually assaulting student: prosecutors
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Timothy Mark Sterner entered a guilty plea for sexually propositioning a student at J.P. McCaskey High School over the course of several years, all while he was a teacher at the school. Photo: Lancaster County DA
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A former Lancaster School District teacher who sexually assaulted one of his students for three years could be going to prison for up to nearly two years, prosecutors said.
Timothy M. Sterner, 54, admitted to requesting sexual contact, exposing himself, performing lewd acts and sending lewd or pornographic photos of himself to the student between their freshman and senior years, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.