Bauer's case moves forward

MONROEVILLE — A Monroeville Schools teacher accused of child sex crimes with a student appeared before a judge on Tuesday. Holly Bauer, 42, of Monroeville, and her attorney, Jonathan McGookey, met in front of a judge for a pretrial on Tuesday. Bauer is a social studies teacher at Monroeville Schools. The district received a formal complaint in November 2024, alleging she sexually assaulted and harassed an underage boy. A Huron County grand jury indicted Bauer on the following charges: • Five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, each a third-degree felony • Four counts of sexual battery, each a third-degree felony • Three counts of rape, each a first-degree felony • Two counts of failure to comply with underage alcohol laws, each a first-degree misdemeanor • One count of burglary, a second-degree felony • One count of trespass, a fourth-degree felony At the pretrial, Judge James Conway confirmed Bauer's final pretrial will be May 27 at 9 a.m. and trial will take place starting June 11. Bauer, who remains out of jail on bond, raised concerns with her trial date, stating it may interfere with a preplanned family trip to Alaska. Conway invited McGookey to file a motion on the matter. The prosecution estimated that Bauer's trial would last five days.