Cheerleader gets engaged to the teen she was convicted of having underage sex

Sports Desk: The Bengal Tigers cheerleader who became infamous for having illicit sex with a minor, Sarah Jones, is getting married to that very same teen, Cody York.

The couple became engaged on Thursday while they were in Florida with members of her family. 

Jones was 27 when she admitted to having sex with then 17-year-old York, who was a student at Dixie Height High School, where Jones also worked as a teacher.

Jones managed to avoid jail time by pleading guilty to felony custodial interference and misdemeanor sexual misconduct for having sex with a student last October. 

The case and the Jones’ relationship with York were the subject of a Dateline NBC program last October.

In a separate case, Jones’ defamation lawsuit against the website TheDirty which ended in a mistrial in January, is set to go start again with a new trial in July.

She is suing the site for $11 million for two stories it posted about her in 2009 when the website and its owner made lewd comments made about her online long before any accusations involving the teenager surfaced. 

If Jones' lawsuit succeeds and is awarded a large sum of money, other websites including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Amazon could be bombarded with lawsuits over material posted by their users.

Jones resigned as a teacher at Dixie Heights and from the Bengals cheer squad in late 2011 after four years with both jobs. 

Sarah said of their relationship: 'The truth will set you free. The stress fell off of me when I didn't have to hide anymore. If you can love someone at their lowest, that says a lot'