HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — A long-time substitute teacher in West Ottawa Public Schools is charged with third-degree criminal sexual misconduct for an alleged sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Captain Jake Sparks. This is a felony charge.
Fifty-year-old Park Township resident Jill Edstrom posted $25,000 bond after being arraigned before 58th District Court Judge Juanita Bocanegra.
Should Edstrom be convicted, she could face up to 15 years in prison, under Michigan law. She’d also have to register as a sex offender.
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office had investigated the relationship for several months, according to Sparks.
Detectives started investigating an incident reported in August, 2021, finding evidence that Edstrom had started a relationship with the boy, who is not being named by police.
Anyone with any information related to this case is asked to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, (800) 249-0911, or share information anonymously via Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT (745368).
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