A former Roxborough Intermediate sixth-grade teacher in Littleton has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, with another decade of intensive sex offender supervision waiting when he gets out. The sentencing on Tuesday caps a case that began when students sounded the alarm about inappropriate contact and messages. Court records and local reporting describe allegations involving both online communications and improper physical contact that stretched across several years. The teacher had worked in the Douglas County School District since 2014.
Sentence and prosecutors’ account
At the sentencing hearing, prosecutors said the former teacher methodically groomed students and used social media to build inappropriate relationships, according to 9News. Deputy District Attorney Brynn Chase called the conduct “a clear pattern of grooming, manipulation, and abuse of trust,” according to the district attorney’s media release. In addition to prison time, prosecutors noted that the sentence includes long-term conditions meant to track his online activity and enforce intensive supervision once he is released.
How the investigation began
The investigation started after a sixth-grade student filed a Safe2Tell tip in March 2025. School officials moved quickly to remove the teacher from the classroom and later fired him in May 2025, reporting that he had been employed by the district since 2014, according to The Denver Gazette. District records cited in that reporting show earlier internal complaints and a 2021 “letter of direction” that ordered him not to follow students on social media, a warning that in hindsight reads less like routine paperwork and more like an early flare.
What deputies say they found
Arrest affidavits reviewed by local reporters detail a series of messages and photos sent to students, including images shared on Snapchat, with multiple former pupils describing unwanted touching and being allowed to sit on the teacher’s lap during class, according to Denver7. In interviews cited in those documents, the teacher reportedly acknowledged that he struggled to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.
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