Ex-teacher in Wichita pleads guilty to sex with student

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A former teacher at a private Christian school in Wichita has pleaded guilty to one count of having sexual relations with a student under 16 and faces prison time when he’s sentenced later this summer.

Police arrested Matthew McFarren, who had been a high school teacher and assistant soccer coach at Trinity Academy in Wichita, early last year.

Police began investigating after receiving a tip that McFarren, now 43, was in a relationship with a 16-year-old student.

McFarren was fired from the K-12 school soon after he was arrested in March 2021.