(Eagle Grove, IA) — A 30-year-old teacher in Iowa has been arrested and charged with sex crimes against a minor. Benjamin Hanson was a first-year teacher at Eagle Grove high school. He was arrested Friday on warrants out of Dubuque County — he’s charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and enticing a minor under the age of 16 for sexual purpose. Hanson is no longer an employee in the Eagle Grove school district. Eagle Grove’s superintendent told The Fort Dodge Messenger that the alleged incidents happened before Hanson began teaching in Eagle Grove, and no students or staff associated with the school are involved in the case. Hanson was booked into the Wright County Jail in Clarion and released on bond.
