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Cheryl Jones (left) and her daughter, Sarah, sit at the defense table in Kenton Circuit Court, April 2, 2012, after an arraignment on charges relating to Sarah Jones' alleged sexual conduct with a minor. (AP/The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy)

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Updated: Friday, 25 Jan 2013, 5:21 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 24 Jan 2013, 8:30 PM EST

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WDTN) -

A federal judge declared a mistrial in a defamation lawsuit against a gossip website filed by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who had sex with her underage student.

U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman declared the mistrial Friday after jurors couldn't reach a verdict.

Former cheerleader and high school teacher Sarah Jones had sued Scottsdale, Ariz.-based thedirty.com and its operator over two posts that said she had slept with every Bengals player and likely had two sexually transmitted diseases.

She was seeking $11 million. The posts were unrelated to Jones' relationship with her former 17-year-old student. Jones pleaded guilty in that case in October in a deal that allowed her to avoid jail time. The two are still dating.

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