Riley A. Stone is a former science teacher at Tuscarawas Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Stone was 27 when she was charged in 2022 over sexual contact with a 17-year-old student. The allegations involved conduct that authorities said occurred in 2019 while Stone was employed at the Catholic school.
Riley A. Stone Allegations
Stone Accused Of Sexual Contact With 17-Year-Old Student. Prosecutors accused Stone of engaging in sexual contact with a student who was 17 years old at the time. Stone had been the student’s teacher at Tuscarawas Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School. [WJER]
Indictment Alleged Stone Used Force Or Threat Of Force. The indictment alleged that Stone compelled the student to submit through force or the threat of force. The allegations eventually resulted in a four-count grand jury indictment in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court. [Times Reporter]
Alleged Sexual Conduct Occurred In 2019. The Diocese of Columbus said Stone acknowledged during a police interview that inappropriate conduct involving a former student had occurred in 2019. [Catholic Times]
Former Student Reported Allegations To School Staff In July 2022. Diocese communications director Jason M. Mays said the allegations first came to the school’s attention on July 13, 2022, when the former student disclosed the conduct to school employees. School officials then reported the allegations to the appropriate authorities. [Times Reporter]
Riley A. Stone School Firing
Tuscarawas Central Catholic Fired Stone After Allegations Surfaced. Stone’s employment was terminated on July 20, 2022, approximately a week after school officials learned about the allegations. The Diocese of Columbus said the firing resulted from Stone acknowledging inappropriate conduct with the former student. [Catholic Times]
Stone Had Taught At Tuscarawas Central Catholic For Five Years. The Diocese said Stone had worked at Tuscarawas Central Catholic for five years before her dismissal. She taught science at the New Philadelphia school. [Times Reporter]
Riley A. Stone Court Case
Stone Indicted On Four Charges And Initially Pleaded Not Guilty. Stone appeared in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court in August 2022 after a grand jury returned a four-count indictment involving the former student. She entered not-guilty pleas at her arraignment. [WJER]
Stone Later Pleaded Guilty To Gross Sexual Imposition. Stone ultimately pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony, resolving the case without a trial on the original indictment. The conviction involved sexual contact with the 17-year-old student. [Times Reporter]
Stone Sentenced To Three Years Of Probation. Stone avoided a prison sentence and was ordered to serve three years of probation following her guilty plea to gross sexual imposition. [Times Reporter]
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