Teacher charged with soliciting minor

Published 9:51 am Friday, April 10, 2015

SHAKOPEE — A Shakopee teacher is charged with soliciting sex from a boy he met at a theater group.

Thirty-four-year-old Andrew Hasty, of Cumberland, Wisconsin, has resigned from Shakopee Public Schools. He’s charged with three felonies after police said he asked a 15-year-old boy to send him photos of his genitals. Authorities said the two met at the Chaska Valley Family Theater drama group.

Hasty was a volunteer with the theater until Feb. 18. A statement released on behalf of Chaska Valley Family Theater said the theater has policies prohibiting offensive and unwelcome behavior, and “swiftly followed” those policies.

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Investigators said there’s no evidence other juveniles were solicited. Hasty is being held in the Carver County Jail. It was not immediately clear if Hasty has a defense attorney.