A suspended teacher from Bissen came away from the appeals court on Tuesday afternoon with an improved sentence.

The initial sentence was 8 years in prison with 6 of those part of a suspended sentence. The appeal resulted in an additional year added to the suspended sentence.

The defendant is still banned from teaching for ten years and has a lifelong ban from having contact with minors.

The man, who was a schoolteacher in Bissen from 2001, was accused of molestation among other charges.

The accusations applied to a period of time between 2007 and 2015.