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Wis. Teacher Arrested For Sharing Explicit Photos With Teen

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A teacher from western Wisconsin has been arrested for sharing inappropriate photos and videos with a teenager.

Peter Gaustad, who is now on administrative leave, is a social studies teacher for Glenwood City Schools. Police in Missouri contaced the St. Croix County Sheriff and said Gaustad showed sexually explicit images and videos to a 15-year-old girl in Missouri.

The sheriff says there is no indication students in Glenwood City received similar photos or videos. Gaustad is facing several charges, including sexual exploitation of a child and exposing a child to harmful material.

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