SPRINGFIELD (OH)
Cleveland.com [Cleveland, OH]
January 9, 2025
By Cliff Pinckard
A former teacher at a Catholic high school in western Ohio has pleaded guilty to sex-related charges involving a former student.
Michael McKenna, 62, of Enon, Ohio, pleaded guilty in Clark County Common Pleas Court to two counts of sexual battery, both third-degree felonies. He originally was charged with six counts, court records show.
An indictment shows McKenna is accused of committing the offenses between January 2017 and May 2018, when the victim was a student at Catholic Central High School in Springfield. McKenna, who was a social studies teacher and football coach, was fired in March after he was indicted.
McKenna could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison and fined up to $20,000. As part of his plea deal, he will be classified as a Tier III sex offender.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 3.