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Georgia Teacher Gets 12 Years For Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student
Sherri Delle Mauldin was sentenced Monday, May 18, 2026, to 12 years in prison in Greene County Superior Court for sexually abusing a 15-year-old student.[1]
Mauldin, 61, also received 25 years of probation and must register as a sex offender after pleading guilty.[1] Prosecutors said the abuse spanned about a month and involved multiple encounters.[1] It occurred while Mauldin taught at Nathanael Greene Academy, which later closed amid the scandal.[1]
Mauldin pleaded guilty before sentencing.[1] A second former teacher, Bonnie Elizabeth Brown, has pleaded not guilty to allegations of sexual contact with the same student and is scheduled for a jury trial next month.[1]
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- On Monday, May 18, 2026, Sherri Delle Mauldin was sentenced in Greene County Superior Court to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old student.
- Mauldin, 61, also received 25 years of probation and must register as a sex offender after pleading guilty.
- Prosecutors said the abuse spanned about a month, involved multiple encounters, and occurred while Mauldin taught at Nathanael Greene Academy, which later closed amid the scandal.
- A second former teacher, Bonnie Elizabeth Brown, has pleaded not guilty to allegations involving sexual contact with the same student and is scheduled for a jury trial next month.
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