Former Gowrie Teacher Accused of Sexual Exploitation By School Employee

(Fort Dodge, IA)  —  A former teacher from Webster County is jailed on a charge of sexual exploitation by a school employee.  Twenty-nine-year-old Brandon Louis was the former choir director at Southeast Valley High School in Gowrie.  The arrest of Louis comes after a yearlong investigation involving search warrants and the interviews of current and former students.  Louis resigned in October of last year after allegations of sending inappropriate messages to students.  A conviction for sexual exploitation by a school employee carries a five-year prison sentence.