India, May 5 -- A Pennsylvania-based teacher has been sentenced to prison after admitting to sexual relations with a minor student, according to a report by the New York Post. Michelle Mercogliano, 36, received a 15-month sentence in a state prison after pleading guilty to institutional sexual assault and corruption of minors, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.

"As part of the plea, Mercogliano admitted that she had sex with, and provided marijuana to, a high school student," the district attorney's office confirmed.

The now-former Conestoga High School teacher was accused of supplying marijuana to the teenager and engaging in sexual activity with him on multiple occasions.

According to a police complaint referenced in...