FARIBAULT, Minn. - A former southern Minnesota teacher accused of sending nude photos to high school students has pleaded guilty.

Katie Ann Hanson, 38 of Lonsdale, was charged in May with two counts of engaging in electronic communication of sexually explicit materials to children. She has now entered a guilty plea to one count. Hanson is set to be sentenced on February 3, 2026, in Rice County District Court.

An investigation into Hanson began in December 2024 after the Northfield Police Department said a witness reported that Hanson, then a Northfield Middle School teacher, was sending nude photos to Northfield High School students. Officers say they discovered the photos were sent via a social media app and that Hanson asked at least some of the students to send her nude photos of t

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