Overview
- A jury found Bardin guilty of first-degree sexual abuse and unlawful transaction with a minor involving a 17-year-old at the Adair County Juvenile Detention Center, where she taught English.
- She was acquitted of a separate allegation that she asked the teenager to murder her husband.
- The sentence includes a requirement that Bardin register as a sex offender for 20 years.
- Court statements noted the recovered correspondence included an admission of sexual contact and detailed sexually explicit content.
- Testimony showed Bardin was warned to end contact and the teen was moved within the facility, while the teen told the court he never intended any killing and viewed the relationship as a way to pass time.