A former Zionsville West Middle School orchestra teacher has pleaded guilty to child solicitation.
Michael Plewa was arrested in April 2016 for having an inappropriate relationship with a former student that involved sexting. According to the plea agreement, he received a two year sentence with 180 days in community corrections and the balance suspended. He will be on supervised probation for one year and must register as a sex offender. He must also permanently surrender his Indiana teaching license.
Plewa was initially charged with four counts of child solicitation, but the state agreed to drop three of the charges through the plea deal.
The former ZWMS student told investigators that in eighth grade she began a relationship with Plewa that included sexual innuendos, photos and suggestive comments. She said the relationship continued until her freshman year when her parents became aware of the text messages.
According to a probable cause affidavit, inappropriate texts were allegedly sent between July and August of 2013. The victim, who now lives in southern Indiana, told investigators that Plewa asked her to text photos of herself partially nude and that they met a couple of times at a local pool.
