Matthew Robert Koenen, Grantsburg, Wisconsin (arrested Nov 2013)

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    Matthew Robert Koenen (Stillwater, Minnesota), 36, history teacher (resigned May, 2013) at Grantsburg High School, Grantsburg School District, Grantsburg, Wisconsin, "accused of having sex with two students"

    Later taught at an unspecified middle school for Brooklyn Center Schools #286, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

    CBS Local Minnesota: Charges: Wis. Teacher Accused Of Sex With Female Students (Nov 21 2013)

    According to the charges, [Matthew Robert] Koenen developed relationships with at least two 16-year-old female students in person, online and through text messages.
    The complaint says Koenen started a relationship with one of the students while on a school trip to Washington D.C. for the National History Day competition. His wife was also on the trip with the group. Koenen had known the girl since she was in seventh grade and, when they returned from the trip, the two started to communicate by phone, email and text messages. Koenen allegedly used three different email accounts and two different cell phones, all hidden from his wife, to communicate with the girl. He invited the girl to his home in August 2012 and told her not to tell her parents, the complaint states. When she got there, he put his child down for a nap and then engaged in sexual acts with the girl. The complaint states Koenen engaged in criminal sexual conduct with the girl at least three or four more times after that day while his wife was out of town. The student ended the relationship in December 2012.
    According to the complaint, Koenen developed a relationship with another student in May 2012 after she was struggling with her grades. The two formed a close relationship and their conversations eventually turned sexual in nature. On Aug. 28, 2012, Koenen arrived home to find the girl at his home and he engaged in criminal sexual conduct with the girl, the complaint states. Their relationship continued until May 2013.

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    KARE 11: Wis. teacher charged with having sex with students (Nov 21 2013)

    The Washington County Attorney's Office says Matthew Robert Koenen, 36, developed relationships with several female students at the Wisconsin school in 2012. He communicated with them through telephone conversations, emails and text messages. A criminal complaint filed against Koenen says he brought one of the students to his home in August 2012 and had sex with her while his child was taking a nap. The student eventually realized the relationship was wrong and stopped responding to Koenen's messages. As authorities were investigating the allegations, they learned at least two other female students had also been to Koenen's home while his wife was away in 2012.
     
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    Star Tribune: Stillwater man who taught in Wisconsin accused of sex with students (Nov 21 2013)

    The former teacher [Matthew Robert Koenen], booked into the Washington County jail on Thursday evening, had coached students at Grantsburg High School who were members of a National History Day group that traveled to Washington, D.C. He knew one of the girls from that trip and was her mentor and confidant, the charges said. Their relationship became “romantic in nature,” and in August 2012 they had sex in Koenen’s bedroom after he put his child down for a nap, the charges said. Koenen became involved with the second girl in May 2012, when he confronted her about slipping grades, the charges said, and allegedly had sex with her in his bedroom three weeks after the first girl. Sexual relationships with both girls continued after the initial encounters, the charges said. When Koenen became aware that police were investigating him, he wrote an e-mail to the second girl in May that read, “important question, tell me what you told the cops when questioned about dirty flirty messages,” the charges said. The investigation revealed that at least two other female students had visited the defendant’s home in Stillwater while his wife, also a teacher at the school, was away, the charges said.

    Journal-Sentinel: Teacher accused of sexually assaulting students (Nov 21 2013)
     
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    KSTP: Western Wis. Teacher Charged with Having Sex with 2 Students (Nov 21 2013)

    According to the criminal complaint, Koenen used his position of authority as a Grantsburg High School history teacher to develop relationships with several female students. Koenen's wife is also a history teacher at Grantsburg High School. Police say after his wife became suspicious with all the activity on his phone, he got two additional cell phones and established three different email addresses. The complaint alleges Koenen had sex with one of the victims three to four times in his Stillwater home before she ended the relationship in November or December of 2012. She was 16 at the time, and they started their online relationship when she was 15-years-old. Koenen also allegedly established a sexual relationship with the other victim from May 2012 until May 2013.

     
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    Burnett County Sentinel: Former Grantsburg teacher charged with sexual assault (Nov 21 2013)

    According to the criminal complaint filed Thursday, [Matthew Robert] Koenen, in his role as a high school teacher, developed a relationship with several female students in person, online and by text which ultimately led to alleged sexual conduct at his residence in Stillwater.
     
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    Channel 3000: Teacher accused of sexually assaulting high school students: Minn. man who taught in Wis. high school charged with sexually assaulting students (Nov 21 2013)

    Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Thursday his office has charged 36-year-old Matthew Robert Koenen of Stillwater with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct ... According to the complaint, Koenen developed a relationship with several female students in person, online and by text. That allegedly led to sexual conduct that happened in Stillwater.
     
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    Stillwater Gazette: Stillwater man, a former teacher, accused of having sex with students (Nov 22 2013)

    A 36-year-old Stillwater man [Matthew Robert Koenen] is accused of having sex with two 16-year-olds who were in a history class he taught at a high school in Grantsburg, Wis ... The charges allege Koenen developed significant relationships with several female students in person, online and by text, resulting in sexual encounters at his home in Stillwater. The incidents have been under investigation by the Stillwater Police Department since they were brought to the department’s attention on June 24, 2013. Koenen was arrested Nov. 21.

    Police reports state that in the spring of 2012, Koenen and his wife were both teachers at Grantsburg High School and coached a group that participated in the National History Day competition. In June 2012 the team made it to nationals, and one of the alleged victims — whom the couple had known since she was in seventh grade — was part of the group. Upon returning, the complaint says, Koenen began communicating with the alleged victim through conversations, emails and text messages. According to police reports, the victim described Koenen as a mentor and confidant whom she trusted. Their conversations became romantic in nature, and authorities allege that in August 2012 Koenen invited the victim to his home when his wife was away. The pair went for coffee, police say, and then went to Koenen’s home, where he put his child down for a nap. Then Koenen allegedly initiated sex with the victim. She told police she didn’t want to participate but didn’t know how to stop it. They went on to have sex three to four times after that day ...

    According to court documents, while officers were investigating this case, they also discovered that several other juveniles had been to Koenen’s residence when his wife was away. The complaint says another alleged victim, who is now 17, was in Koenen’s history class her sophomore year in May 2012. After Koenen asked about her slipping grades, the victim confided some personal concerns to him. Koenen allegedly gave her his personal cell phone and told her to call him any time to talk. They communicated regularly and the conversations became flirtatious and sexual in nature, authorities say. Koenen allegedly invited this second victim to his home in August 2012 and initiated sex with her. She was 16 years old at the time. They had sex multiple times at Koenen’s Stillwater home, the complaint says. The last time the pair had sex was in May 2013 ...
     
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    WTAQ: Former Wisconsin teacher charged with having sex with students in MN (Nov 22 2013)

    Washington County prosecutors filed two counts of third-degree criminal sex assault Thursday against 36-year-old Matthew Koenen of Stillwater. Authorities said Koenen had relationships with several female students at Grantsburg High School in person, through text messages, and on the Internet. Officials said it led to Koenen's sexual activity at his home, where he allegedly had sex with one student while his child was taking a nap.​
     
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    This is kind of a shocker to me because he was my substitute teacher for Brooklyn center high school. I never thought that he would do something like this, he always seemed like a cool dude. The only thing I thought that was kind of off was that he liked to act cool and tell lame jokes and I'm not sure if it was to impress the girls in my class but there are some cute girls. He did give this one girl $5 for no reason at all now that's just weird if you ask me.