Local Teacher Roger French Jr who taught at Mesa Ridge High School in Security-Widefield Arrested For Sex Assault

Divorce can be very ugly and lead to strange allegations. 

KKTV reports a local teacher accused of sex assault on a student is behind bars.

Police say 31 year old Roger French Jr had an inappropriate relationship with a student.
French taught at Mesa Ridge High School in Security-Widefield.

According to court documents, French and his wife are in the middle of a divorce.
11 News talked with a former student over the phone. She said she saw behavior that she thought was inappropriate with the way Roger French Jr interacted with students. She reached out to us when she heard he was arrested.

“I think it's wrong and disgusting. I think that he should lose his license as a teacher," the student said.

The school district told 11 News French was a Special Education teacher at Mesa Ridge High School. They say he started teaching at the school in the fall of 2013.

On Wednesday night a school resource officer with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office informed Colorado Springs Police about the alleged incident. The sex assault reportedly took place in Colorado Springs.

Police are charging French with sex assault by one in a position of trust.
The Mesa Ridge principal sent out a letter to parents informing them of the allegations.

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