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Ex-Joliet Central High School Teacher Gets Four Year Prison Sentence For Sexual Assault

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A former suburban teacher will spend the next four years in prison for sexually assaulting one of his students.

Thomas Connelly was a physics teacher at Joliet Central High school.

Investigators said Connelly assaulted a girl at a Naperville hotel back in May of 2017.

School staffers became aware of Connelly's relationship with the girl after hearing other students gossiping.

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