A former coach at Bainbridge High School has been charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor after she allegedly had a romantic relationship with a student who was a player on her teams.

Nicole Elizabeth Hebner was charged with the felony last week in Kitsap County Superior Court.

Hebner, who was a coach for two girls teams at BHS, has been ordered to appear in court on Aug. 31.

According to court documents, Hebner, 35, had sex with the student, who was 18 at the time, while Hebner was a coach and teacher with the Bainbridge Island School District.

The alleged misconduct occurred between June 2015 and June 2016, and the teen had been on two teams that Hebner coached.

Hebner’s contact with the student has been under investigation since last summer.

The apparent relationship came to light in July 2016, when Hebner allegedly told friends that she had an “inappropriate relationship” with a student.

District officials announced last August that a teacher had been accused of inappropriate contact. While they did not identify the teacher, officials said then that “there was sufficient concern that the teacher violated the district policy regarding staff/student boundaries and the policy prohibiting sexual harassment” and the teacher was immediately placed on leave.

Investigators searched the victim’s phone and found numerous messages between the student and Hebner, according to court documents.

The messages indicated the pair had been meeting in different places, that the student had been to Hebner’s home, and that Hebner had been giving the student rides. Documents indicate police also discovered photos of the two together that appeared to be taken at Hebner’s home.

The student allegedly told police that Hebner “was unhappy in her relationship with her fiancé and wanted to leave him and live with [the student],” according to a statement of probable cause.

Witnesses told police they had seen the teacher with the student and they spent a lot of time together.

The victim’s date to the high school’s 2016 prom also told police that the teen left the prom early without him to go to Hebner’s house to spend the night.

Bainbridge police have been investigating the allegations against Hebner since last year.

Bainbridge Police Chief Matthew Hamner said the case was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office within the past two weeks.