Mar 26, 2009 12:05 pm US/Central
Suburban Teacher Charged With Sex With Student
Sarah L. Tolzien Teaches English, Coaches Cross Country At Rich South
MATTESON, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
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South suburban high school teacher Sarah Tolzien is charged with having sex with a teenage male student in Matteson.
Matteson Police
A south suburban high school teacher has been charged with felony sexual assault for engaging in sex with a 16-year-old male student on two occasions in November.
Sarah L. Tolzien, 24, of Arlington Heights, was charged Tuesday after a five-month investigation, Matteson police said. Her bail was set at $10,000 Wednesday and her next court hearing is April 15 at the Cook County Courthouse in Markham.
Tolzien, who teaches English and coaches the boys varsity cross country team at Rich South High School in Richton Park, was placed on administrative leave Dec. 1, police said.
Police were contacted Dec. 1 by the victim's parents, who reported their teenage son might be having a sexual relationship with his cross country coach.
The sexual activity between Tolzien and the student occurred in Matteson while she gave the boy rides home on Nov. 14 and Nov. 17, according to police.
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