Former Carlton teacher pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct
Robert Kent Pioro will be sentenced Feb. 5 after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Written By: Jamey Malcomb
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A Duluth man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager 20 years ago.
Robert Kent Pioro, 62, entered a guilty plea on two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct Dec. 4 in Carlton’s Sixth Judicial Court stemming from incidents when he was a teacher and coach in the Carlton School District from 1999-2001, according to the criminal complaint.
Pioro began to “take notice” of the victim when she was in eighth grade practicing basketball in the Carlton High School gym, the complaint said. He allegedly began developing a close relationship with the victim while he was coaching her. The victim described their relationship initially like that of a father and daughter, according to the complaint.