SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) – A former Gresham music teacher was sentenced to eight years in prison.
71-year-old Timothy Schmidt pleaded no contest to charges of sexually assaulting a student and possession of child pornography.
According to the clerk of courts, Schmidt was charged with having inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old girl and was also placed on extended supervision for 10 years at Tuesday’s hearing.
Police say the two exchanged explicit photos and that Schmidt touched her.
The complaint states that a forensic review of his computers and cell phones revealed multiple child pornographic images and 113 counts of possession of child pornography were filed by prosecutors.
Schmidt resigned shortly after the investigation started and pleaded no contest to sexual assault of a student by a staff member, child enticement, and 62 counts of possession of child pornography.
