(KLZA)-- 36-year-old Kandice Johnson of Pawnee City has been sentenced is Pawnee County District Court to a period of 6 - 12 years in prison on one count of sexual abuse by a school employee and one count of sexual assault. Both charges are felonies.

Johnson was working at the Pawnee City School as a para in early 2023 and engaged in sexual activity with two high school students who attended the Pawnee City School District.

Johnson exchanged explicit text messages and snapchat messages with the victims. The messages included nude photos of Johnson.

Johnson was arrested by the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office in March of 2023. As part of a plea agreement, an additional charge of sexual abuse was dismissed by the state.