A former Ohio Hi-Point and Indian Lake FFA instructor has been sentenced to prison for sex-related offenses involving a student.
Tanner Schoen, 30, of East Liberty, was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday, Feb. 28 in Logan County Common Pleas Court. He pleaded guilty Jan. 11 to three counts of sexual battery, third-degree felonies. As part of his sentencing, Schoen was also labeled a Tier III sexual offender. In Ohio, Tier III sex offenders are required to register their address every 90 days for life and are subject to a community notification which provides residents who live within 1,000 feet information about their offense and residence.
He must also undergo five years of post release control upon his release from prison. Schoen was lodged in the Logan County Jail at the conclusion of Wednesday’s hearing, and will be transported into the custody of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in the days ahead.
Schoen was indicted last July by a Logan County grand jury on 11 total counts involving sexual battery and rape.
The offenses began in August, 2020. Schoen had been the FFA adviser for Indian Lake and Ohio Hi-Point Career Center since 2017. His conduct reportedly continued through May of last year.
The investigation began when school officials contacted the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in June regarding an inappropriate relationship between Schoen and a student.