Former teacher pleads guilty to rape

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former teacher at a Catholic school in central Kentucky has pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree rape.

WAVE-TV (https://bit.ly/1hbks9Y) reports Matthew Bowling entered the plea in exchange for probation for five years.

Prosecutors said the former teacher at Bethlehem High School in Nelson County had an inappropriate relationship with a student. He was indicted last summer after the girl’s mother complained to police.

The plea deal also calls for Bowling to get therapy.

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Information from: WAVE-TV, https://www.wave3.com