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Granite School District ends employment with teacher charged with child sexual abuse

By KJZZ · September 25, 2026 · 1 min read
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A Kearns elementary school teacher faces three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child after prosecutors accused him of inappropriate touching involving three students. Eric Christoffersen, 40, was charged in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake County.

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