Parents Won't Go On Trial For Covering Up Teen-Teacher Relationship

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- A Strongsville couple will not be tried on charges that they covered up a high school teacher's sexual affair with their teenage son.

Steven Bradigan, 20, said his relationship with 39-year-old Christine Scarlett began when he was 17 years old and a junior at Strongsville High School.

In June, a grand jury had previously indicted Lawrence Bradigan, 53, and his 52-year-old wife, Mary.

Officials said the couple will enter a court "diversion" program that will erase the charge if they meet certain conditions.

Christine Scarlett, 39, allegedly held a win a date with a teacher contest, and took Bradigan to Dairy Queen.

Bradigan said Scarlett then made a move on him in the parking lot of a Strongsville mall.

Bradigan said a sexual relationship followed, but his family and his attorney said when the incident was reported, the school district did little to pursue an investigation.