A judge sentenced a former Springboro teacher to eight years in prison on Wednesday.
Video recorded inside the gymnasium where 25-year-old Austin Hopkins taught P.E. shows him sexually abusing 28 girls and touching 88 total over a three-month period, Fornshell said Monday.
"They all took place inside the gymnasium area … we have video of all of them," Fornshell said as he announced Hopkins' indictment on 36 counts of gross sexual imposition.
Hopkins had told police he only gave side hugs and high fives. During his trial, prosecutors noted he didn't treat the first-grade boys the same way.
Fornshell said the girls loved Hopkins as a teacher because of the amount of affection he showed them, but Hopkins was manipulating them.
"A lot of these little girls would compete for his attention during the class … One of these little girls he had convinced that they were going to get married when they were older,” Fornshell said.
Parents who'd seen the videos testified how they felt "appalled" and "disgusted" by Hopkins' behavior. “[Hopkins] put her on his lap, spread her legs, tickle her, nuzzling and all while gym class was going on,” a father said in his testimony.

Hopkins could have received a maximum sentence of 170 years in prison, but is currently ONLY facing 8 years. Please sign this petition to bring light and send this sick freak away for LIFE.