A Jeffco Public Schools counselor pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge Monday morning following a multitude of delays.

Chloe Castro — standing next to her defense attorney, Marshall Breit — pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust to Jefferson County District Judge Diego Hunt, ending the case that has stretched out since October 2024.

Two other charges were dropped as a part of the deal.

Castro is set to be sentenced on April 2, where she could be sentenced to four to 12 years in prison and a possible lifetime of probation, according to Deputy District Attorney Tyra Forbes.

Castro worked as a social worker at Manning Middle School, Drake Middle School and Wheat Ridge High School since August 2024, according to Jeffco Public Schools, with work in schools starting in 2021.

The social worker had started a relationship with a student, telling the boy they couldn’t have sex until he turned 18 but there was cuddling, kissing and police found nude photos on Castro’s phone.

“Countless” messages were found between the child and Castro, according to the victim’s mother, Lia Flynn.

“I don’t object to the plea offer, but I don’t agree with it either,” Flynn told the court Monday, adding that she did not want the case to go to trial to protect her son. “It’s unfortunate that we live in a society where someone would have to be victimized a second time to get the justice that we seek.”

Castro was one of seven sexual misconduct-related incidents throughout the district since the end of 2023, including an investigation into David Weiss, the school district’s former chief of schools, that involved possession of child sexual assault material in December 2024.