The former Byron Center High School science teacher and track coach was accused of using a digital camera to secretly snap images of the girl's underwear in June 2007.
Investigators found no photos. Sanger repeatedly denied the charge.
He was convicted in August of attempting to capture or distribute an image of an unclothed person.
Defense lawyer Daniel Watkins did not immediately return a phone message.
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