Jail for teacher who hugged, kissed student

(Associated Press) A former Southern California teacher has been sentenced to a year in jail for hugging and kissing a 14-year-old female student.

Orange County prosecutors say 33-year-old Joshua Alexander Evans pleaded guilty on Thursday.

Besides jail, the judge placed the Fullerton man on three years’ probation and ordered him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.