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By Marion Warnica, CBC News Posted: Aug 22, 2016
Brett Mittelsteadt was a family man, trusted teacher, coach and active member of the Catholic church when he started sending sexual text messages to a girl less than half his age — who was also one of his students.
The details are outlined in the agreed statement of facts, a list of details agreed on by the court when Mittelsteadt pleaded guilty on Monday morning to luring and touching a minor for a sexual purpose.
Brett Mittelsteadt, teacher, facing sex charges against a student
The girl, who cannot be named because of a court order that protects her identity, was 14 years old when her teacher at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Sherwood Park started grooming her for a sexual relationship. He was already a close friend of the family. And at that time, in March 2013, the child’s parents say she was a “hard-working, bright-spirited girl,” whose spirit and flame were extinguished by the dark “narcissistic” decisions Mittelsteadt made in secret.
Seemingly sweet texts like “I love you,” and “You are beautiful” were mixed in with increasingly explicit language and photos over several weeks.
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