Lapeer High School Teacher Charged With Having Sex With a Minor

A Lapeer High School teacher has been placed on a leave of absence after being accused of having sex with a minor.

According to ABC 12, Corwin Dennis Gutenschwager allegedly paid an unidentified 17-year-old girl for sex and explicit photos. Gutenschwager is 48 years old and has been employed at Lapeer High School for 25 years.

The teen told authorities that Corwin Dennis Gutenschwager contacted her through social media before they met in person. She said he took her to a Flint hotel and paid her for sex. This began toward the end of September and continued until recently.

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Gutenschwager was served a search warrant by the FBI, and did admit to seeing a few females this year and paying them for sex. The ages of the additional people in question have not been revealed.

Agents searched his phone and found pornographic photos of the 17-year-old victim. In addition to the sex trafficking charges, Gutenschwager will also face a sexual exploitation of children charge.

Lapeer Community Schools did release a statement, which included the following,

Within the past 24 hours, Lapeer Community Schools (LCS) became aware of an employee who was arrested on allegations of misconduct. When LCS learned of the allegations, immediate steps were taken to communicate and cooperate with law enforcement. The employee was placed on a leave of absence pending the results of the investigation.

While the case is ongoing, the alleged misconduct does not appear to involve anyone within the Lapeer educational community. LCS has high standards for every employee, and we treat all allegations seriously. The district will launch its own internal investigation while continuing to cooperate with law enforcement.

You can read the full statement in its entirety here.

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Anyone with additional information regarding this matter is encouraged to contact the authorities.