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Elena Bardin

Convicted
Sentencing date
Nov 13, 2025
School and location
Adair Juvenile Detention Center
Adair County, Kentucky
Verified
Oct 4, 2026
Role
Teacher

What the source reports

Elena Bardin, an English teacher at the Adair juvenile detention center in Kentucky, was convicted by a jury in September 2025 of sexual abuse, unlawful transaction with a minor and distribution of obscene material to a minor involving a juvenile held at the facility. She was acquitted of solicitation of murder and was sentenced in November 2025 to 14 years in prison.

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Record details

Case ID
elena-bardin-ky-2025
Category
Sexual Misconduct
State
Kentucky
First published
Oct 3, 2026
Revision history
  • Oct 6, 2026: daily QA: outcome source

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