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TEACHER JAILED FOR TEN COUNTS OF SEXUAL BATTERY

(Eaton, OH)--A former Eaton middle school teacher has been taken into custody in Florida and now faces numerous counts of sexual battery.  The investigation into 45-year-old Kristin Schamel began earlier this year.  "The victim came to us an made an allegation of inappropriate sexual activity while they were a student at the (Eaton) middle school," said Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson.  On Monday, Schamel was indicted by a grand jury and, later this week, she was picked up in the St. Petersburg area of Florida.  She was initially charged with ten counts of sexual battery and now faces extradition back to Ohio.