Overview

• Madison Bergmann entered the guilty plea on September 29 to reduced charges, with multiple higher-level counts dismissed under the agreement.
• The judge advised that the convictions carry a potential maximum penalty of up to 18 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for December 22, 2025.
• Testimony in court cited more than 33,000 messages exchanged between Bergmann and the 11-year-old earlier this year.
• Investigators reported finding a folder labeled with the boy’s name that contained handwritten notes, and the case began after the boy’s parents discovered sexual messages on his phone.
• A second River Crest fifth-grade teacher, Abigail Faust, has been charged in a separate case, with reports that the two teachers communicated about relationships with students.