A former St. Paul Park teacher and athletic director has been accused of sexually assaulting two teenage students, Bring Me the News reports.
Derrick Lee Pfeffer, 42, worked as a teacher and athletic director at Hope Christian Academy from fall 2022 and December 2022.
According to Bring Me the News, citing the criminal complaint, a 17-year-old victim reported to police that she was in 9th and 10th grade at Hope Christian Academy while Pfeffer was employed at the school. The student reported that Pfeffer coerced her into performing sexual acts.
On Sept. 15, a second student came to police to report that she had was also allegedly assaulted by Pfeffer. She stated that she first met Pfeffer as a 7th grader at Hope Christian Academy and that he would invite her to events at his home. The victim alleged that the assaults began when she was 15.
Pfeffer has been charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, nine counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and one county of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct.
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