Apache Junction Teacher Arrested in Arizona

Yesterday Johnathan Krieger a teacher at my old high school was arrested on 8 counts of sexual conduct with a minor. He was arrested near his house in Gold Canyon on his way to work at Apache Junction High school yesterday morning. He was the German teacher at Apache Junction High School since 2002, and also taught a science class. The former teacher was arrested following a week investigation by the Pinal County Sheriff's department, after they received a tip that Krieger had a relationship with a fellow student. The sheriff's department received enough evidence and got warrants to search all of Krieger's computers. He is being held in Florence at Pinal County Adult Detention Facility on a 250,000 dollar bond. Chad Wilson the superintendant of Apache Junction Unified School District issued a statement Friday urging parents with any questions or information to call 480-982-1110 ext. 2005. The Pinal County Sheriff's department's detectives are still working on the case and ask anyone with information to contact the Pinal County Sheriff's Office Person Crimes Unit(FOX).

Many people in town are surprised that Johnathan Krieger now has 8 counts of sexual conduct with a minor on his lap. Krieger was what appeared to be an upstanding citizen of Apache Junction, and a dedicated teacher at Apache Junction High School. He has taught previously in Apache Junction at Apache Trail High school. Since 2005 he has taught only at Apache Junction High School as a German and science teacher. He was the singer in a student band name the Joe Bell Project since 2008. The Joe Bell Project has sung at many events at the high school covering popular 80's hair metal songs. Mr. Krieger also led a German World War 2 reenactment group that featured mock battles with real uniforms and gear. He was all but normal to most of the fast paced high school community of Apache Junction High School. Only a few students noticed that Krieger did all those activities because, he has a darker side that he didn't want anyone to know about.

Some people like me and my friends noticed that Johnathan Krieger didn't act all too normal around teenage girls. He would make weird comments and say things that a 47 year old teacher would not normally say. What first set me off was my junior year at AJHS. My best friend was talking to his girlfriend about waffles. That's when Mr. Krieger told my best friend that he would love to eat waffles off of his girlfriend's body. Every since that moment 3 years ago we have always know that johnathan wasn't the average German/science teacher. Krieger also has a Facebook and a MySpace; MySpace is against teacher regulation to have. The one thing that I have noticed overtime is the amount of comments Johnathan leaves on young girls MySpace's. He leaves comments on photos about girls being pretty, and leaves his opinions on their comments. On Facebook the teacher also leaves his comments on young girls' walls, and other opinions in the photo sections. Most people just though John Krieger was just a teacher that wanted to socialize, and deemed his behavior just playing around.

Krieger just took his act to far as a teacher at AJHS. Many people though he acted unprofessional but just thought he was playing around. Even if the middle aged teacher was playing around he took his act way too far. He faces 8 counts of sexual conduct with a minor, which at a minimum sentence is 32 years in prison if he is found guilty. One can only hope that these allegations are not true. However, the arrest was following a ten day investigation and the scary thought is that he actually had sexual intercourse with a minor. We can only hope the victim is ok in the aftermath of one of the biggest events at Apache Junction High School. Forever the school will be tainted with the unprofessional conduct of Johnathan Krieger.

Source:http://www.kgun9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12015821