Updated: 1:54 PM CDT June 1, 2021
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. Investigators are accusing a St. Charles County high school teacher and coach of “abusing his role in an effort to have sexual relationships with minor students,” according to court records.
Gabriel Grote, 24, was charged with second-degree statutory sodomy and sexual contact with a student.
Grote is a math teacher at Francis Howell North High School, where he also coaches girls volleyball, lacrosse and basketball. He was placed on administrative leave, the school district confirmed with 5 On Your Side.
St. Peters police said the investigation into Grote started after the victim, a ninth-grader at the school, told her friend about inappropriate messages and contact she had with Grote inside his classroom. The victim’s friend went to police with the information.