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.
Missouri police officer shot, suspect in custody after Blue Alert Louis Casiano
A Missouripolice officer was shot Thursday during a traffic stop but was expected to recover, authorities said.
The St. Peters Police Department said one of its officers was shot around 5:40 p.m. in the 3000 block of Mid Rivers Mall Drive in the St. Louis suburb.
The officer was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. Authorities did not disclose what led to the shooting.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued a Blue Alert for a Blue Chevy Trailblazer connected to the suspect, who was later taken into custody.
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