A former Eagan high school teacher had a “pattern of predatory grooming behaviors … with numerous students” according to an investigation by a police detective, reports MPR News.
According to the investigator’s report, the teacher would allegedly pay extra attention to certain girls in his classes, flirt with them, compliment their appearance, give them gifts, exchange private messages with them and find ways to spend time alone with them.
In some cases, the investigative report said, he allegedly exchanged sexual messages with them after they turned 18. One student alleged that he had sexual contact with her on her last day of high school.
MPR News reports that despite the information gathered during the nearly two-year police investigation, no criminal charges were ever filed. The teacher kept his teaching license in Minnesota until the end of 2024; he surrendered it after one of his alleged victims contacted the state teacher licensing board, MPR reported.
The teacher “vehemently” denied any wrongdoing when contacted by MPR News about the allegations in the Eagan police report. In a statement, he said he was thankful the “thorough police and Minnesota Department of Education investigations are closed, resulting in no criminal charges and findings of no student maltreatment.”
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