An East Sac County (ESC) High School teacher is charged with felony sexual abuse after an investigation found she had a relationship with one of her juvenile students. Thirty-four-year-old Stefanie Regine Kelsey, of Sac City, was taken into custody on Friday on three counts of third-degree sexual abuse, a class C felony. Sac County Sheriff, Ken McClure, says authorities opened an investigation after they received a report from a concerned parent regarding Kelsey’s alleged sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student. According to McClure, ESC administrators and staff fully cooperated with the inquiry and determined Kelsey had started a relationship with the teen sometime after the school year had started. Kelsey was booked into the Sac County jail and released after posting a $30,000 bond. School officials released a statement over the weekend saying the ESC school board has accepted Kelsey’s resignation and formal action will be taken at tonight’s (Monday) meeting. Each class C felony count carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
