A former Indiana teacher was busted when the mom of a teen girl she was tutoring received a photo of them kissing, authorities said.

Camella Rodgers, of Mount Vernon, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to child seduction over her alleged relationship with the 17-year-old girl, according to news station WFIE.

The former Famersville Elementary School teacher tutored the high school student in biology and was her track coach, the Evansville Courier reported.

Rodgers is accused of engaging in “various sexual acts” with the teen on multiple occasions, according to authorities.

Community members learned of the alleged relationship when a photo of them kissing surfaced online, police said. The photo eventually reached the victim’s mother, who contacted police.

Mount Vernon school officials said Rodgers resigned from her teaching position in December.

“We handled it,” Superintendent Tom Kopatich told WFIE. “School corporation-wise we handled it. Now it’s all in the police’s hands.”

Rodgers turned herself in to police after a warrant for her arrest was issued Jan. 5.

She was released from jail Wednesday after posting 10 percent of her $15,000 bond.

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