A former Mounds View High School teacher is facing federal charges for allegedly grooming a student for months by offering the victim drugs and alcohol, and coercing the student into sexual activity.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that 58-year-old Ted Matthew Bennett was indicted by a grand jury on charges of persuading, inducing, enticing and coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity.
According to court documents, police began investigating after they were called to the high school on Nov. 10, 2025, on a report that a teacher was inappropriately involved with a student…