DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- A former substitute teacher who worked for Decatur Public Schools has pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault, admitting in court to having sexual relations with a sixth-grade student.

Alley Bardfield, 34, was in Macon County court on Thursday for a disposition hearing that was scheduled last month. She reached a partial plea deal with prosecutors in which she agreed to plead guilty to the sole count against her.

Bardfield and the state did not reach an agreement on a sentencing, and the length was left up to the court to decide.

The case against Bardfield started in April of last year, when Mt. Zion Police were informed by a mother that Bardfield had an inappropriate relationship, including sex, with her 11-year-old son. The boy was assigned to Bardf

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