Former teacher sentenced in sex scandal

CANTON - A former Woodstock High School teacher convicted of having sex with a student has been sentenced to two years in prison. <br> <br> Judge Jackson Harris also ordered Thursday that Gene Groves, 27, must serve 13 years of probation. The sentence includes the 50 days Groves has already spent jailed. <br> <br> ``You were a teacher, Mr. Groves. You had a professional responsibility to shepherd these children,&#39;&#39; Harris said. <br> <br> The judge ordered that Groves participate in a sexual offender program. He also is not allowed to be unsupervised with children younger than 18. <br> <br> The former social studies teacher and football and soccer coach was convicted April 26 of four counts of sexual assault and two counts of cruelty to children. <br> <br> The charges stem from allegations that he fondled one student and had sex with another on two occasions. The girls said the incidents took place last school year.

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