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Former teacher pleads guilty to sexting student

Posted at 1:10 PM, Aug 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-17 13:10:36-04

A former science teacher at St. Gregory the Great School in Williamsville admits he sent sexually explicit text messages to a girl.

Scott Schaefer, 44 of Getzville, pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court to disseminating indecent material to minors.

Schaefer sent indecent messages to a 12 year-old girl between June 9th and 11th of this year.

He was fired by the school.

Schaefer faces up to four years in prison when he is sentenced in November.

He is free on $50,000 bond and must stay away from minors.