A former South Coffeyville middle school teacher is sentenced to a term in federal prison.

 41-year-old Harold Steven Moore, now of Kansas City was sentenced yesterday on two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Coercion and Enticement of a Minor in Indian Country.

Moore was sentenced in Tulsa federal court to 15 years imprisonment, followed by 12 years of supervised release. Upon his release, Moore will also be required to register as a sex offender.

According to court documents, Moore was a teacher and coach at a South Coffeyville middle school. He had sexual relationships with two separate minor children in 2006. Both minor children were under the age of 16 years old and students at the middle school. Moore is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and he will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The FBI, Cherokee Nation Marshal Service and Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Kansas investigated the case.