Teacher Charged with Sexual Exploitation

Alan Wesley Stewart (Twin Cedars Staff Photo)

A Marion County Sheriff’s Office Press Release

Marion County, Iowa – In February 2017, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received information that a teacher at the Twin Cedars (TC) Community High School may have had an inappropriate relationship with a student.  The Marion County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into 61 year-old Alan Wesley Stewart of Oskaloosa, Iowa.  The investigation revealed Stewart, while acting as a long term teacher, had repeated sexual contact with one student from TC during 2015.

Stewart was arrested Monday, March 27, 2017, and charged with one count of Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee in violation of Iowa Code 709.15(5)(a), a Class D felony. As of this release, Stewart is being held at the Marion County Jail.

Stewart has been licensed to teach in Iowa since 1978.  Any persons wishing to report inappropriate behavior or contact between teachers and students are encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agencies.  If you need help or resources, but are undecided or do not wish to report to law enforcement you can call Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) at 1-800-270-1620 or visit their website at http://www.stopdvsa.org.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the subject is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.