Teacher charged with sexual assault of 11-year-old student

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MILWAUKEE -- A 24-year-old Milwaukee woman, a teacher at Atlas Preparatory Academy, a Choice school, has been criminally charged, accused of sexual assault of a child. The victim in this case was a student.

Katherine Gonzalez was charged on Sunday, March 5th with one count of first degree sexual assault of a child -- sexual contact with a person under the age of 13.

The criminal complaint indicates the alleged sexual assault involving Gonzalez, a fifth grade teacher, and an 11-year-old male student occurred outside of the school grounds.

The detective in this investigation learned on March 1st, 2017 that an 11-year-old student and Gonzalez had been messaging on Snapchat and Instagram, after it was reported by relatives of the victim. When asked what they messaged each other about, the student said that it was hard to talk about and that what happened wasn’t right.

One of the messages from Gonzalez allegedly said: "I'm in love with a kid, and I hate that I can't tell anyone."

The complaint indicates that in late February, Gonzalez picked the student up and they kissed in her car. While in her car, the student told investigators that Gonzalez grabbed him and made him touch her clothed “private part.”

The student further stated that they then went to Gonzalez's home and that they were the only two people there. The complaint indicates that while on Gonzalez's couch watching a movie, she inappropriately touched the student.

Additionally, the student said that he and Gonzalez had kissed on the mouth multiple times prior to the date in question.

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