Colorado teacher Lauren Redfern (left) is accused of having a four-month sexual affair with a 17-year-old male student.
Lauren Redfern turned herself in last Thursday and paid a $5,000 bond to be released from jail. She is charged with sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust with a pattern of sexual abuse, a class 3 felony.
Lauren Redfern was placed on paid administrative leave last week after allegations surfaced that she had a sexual relationship with one of her students.
Redfern was the girls basketball coach at Basalt High School in Eagle, Colo., and was herself a star player when she attended the school.
Colorado teacher Lauren Redfern is accused of having a four-month sexual affair with a 17-year-old male student.
Lauren Redfern at her first court hearing.
Lauren Redfern at her first court hearing.
Lauren Redfern turned herself in last Thursday and paid a $5,000 bond to be released from jail. She is charged with sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust with a pattern of sexual abuse, a class 3 felony.
If convicted, Lauren Redfern could face four to 16 years in prison.