Honk News (Nixa, MO) – A former teacher from Nixa High School, facing allegations of improper behavior with a student, has entered a guilty plea to lesser charges and received a sentence of supervised probation.
Online court documents reveal that on December 31, 2024, Lena Irene Stewart appeared in court and entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of second-degree sexual abuse, classified as a misdemeanor. A judge in Christian County has imposed a two-year supervised probation on Stewart.
In 2023, Stewart faced serious allegations that encompassed second-degree statutory rape, multiple counts of sexual contact with a student, two instances of second-degree statutory sodomy, and a charge of first-degree sexual misconduct.
A 16-year-old student informed authorities that their intimate relationship with Stewart commenced in October 2022, as stated in a probable cause document. According to the documents, the two individuals planned to gather at a friend’s residence, after which Stewart would transport them to a private location for intimate activities.
The student expressed their discomfort with the relationship, yet felt compelled to persist due to the “A” they were receiving in Stewart’s woodworking class.