VIDALIA — A former Cathedral High School teacher who pleaded guilty to having an inappropriate relationship with a student will spend two years in prison.

Seventh Judicial District Court Judge John Reeves sentenced Brett A. Hinson, 29, 2062 Viking St., Vidalia, to two years in the Louisiana Department of Corrections for indecent behavior with a juvenile.

District Attorney Brad Burget said Hinson would report for prison March 7. Hinson is wearing a GPS-monitoring ankle device until then.

Hinson, the former assistant football and baseball coach and physical education teacher at Cathedral High School — he resigned June 1, 2015 — was arrested by the Natchez Police Department on a charge of sexual battery June 9, 2015.

The arrest followed a report filed with the NPD alleging a female Cathedral High School student had told her parents she and Hinson had kissed and he had touched her inappropriately.

The parents filed the complaint after the student’s mother showed the father a photo of their daughter’s car parked at the Natchez City Cemetery along with another vehicle, police reported.

The student reportedly told her parents the details after they confronted her about the matter, the report said.

The Louisiana charge followed after a similar complaint was filed at the Vidalia Police Department in June.

Adams County Circuit Court Judge Forrest “Al” Johnson gave Hinson the maximum sentence in September 2015, 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine and court costs. The prison time was suspended, and he was sentenced to five years probation. Johnson ordered that as a condition of his probation, Hinson must have no direct or indirect contact with the victim or the victim’s family.

Burget said he thinks prison time is the only appropriate sentence for Hinson’s actions.

“It is a horrible thing when a parent entrusts their children to an educator, and that educator sexually abuses the child,” Burget said. “I think the only sentence for this is a Department of Corrections sentence to send a message that this kind of behavior won’t be tolerated.”

Burget said he is glad the case is closed and hopes it provides some closure to the victim and her family.

“I’m glad to have it behind us, but it’s a sad day for the victim and a sad day for both families,” he said. “There’s no winner in this kind of situation.”