Melissa Bare
Guilty plea- Sentencing date
- Nov 2007
- School and location
- Rock Hill Middle School
Lawrence County, Ohio - Verified
- Oct 4, 2026
- Role
- Teacher
What the source reports
Melissa Bare, an eighth-grade language arts and writing teacher at Rock Hill Middle School, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual battery involving a 16-year-old male student; a second count was dismissed. Lawrence County Common Pleas Judge Charles Cooper placed her on four years of community control, including a program at the Eastern Ohio Correction Center. She was classified as a sexually oriented offender and surrendered her teaching license.
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