By Jake Griffin
jgriffin@@dailyherald.com
A Glenbard East High School driver’s education teacher has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old female student from the Lombard school, police said Thursday.
George A. Langlotz, 58, of 2332 Hartford Court, Naperville, was arrested Wednesday and charged with the felony.
Police from Naperville and Lombard conducted a joint investigation after Lombard police became aware on May 30 of sexual conduct between the teacher and the girl, authorities said.
Police in both towns said a witness spotted Langlotz and the girl in Naperville over Memorial Day weekend in the teacher’s vehicle.
“The witness observed them doing something this witness considered to be inappropriate and it was reported to Lombard police,” Naperville Lt. Dave Hoffman said.
The witness first reported the incident to Glenbard High School District 87 administrators, Lombard Deputy Chief Dane Cuny said.
Further investigation revealed Langlotz was tutoring the student, and police say the sexual conduct occurred at his Naperville home between October 2006 and May 2007.
“The school administration and District 87 personnel provided information to law enforcement, which led to the arrest of Mr. Langlotz,” Glenbard Superintendent Mike Meissen said.
Police are investigating whether there are other victims, Hoffman said. Additional charges may come.
The Glenbard superintendent said the at-home tutoring was unauthorized and against district policy.
“Tutoring at home by teachers is not authorized by the school district except in formal homebound tutoring programs set up by the district for a student unable to attend,” Meissen said.
He would not say whether Langlotz’s tutoring could result in the teacher’s firing.
Hoffman said investigators described the tutoring as “general studies.”
Langlotz is a 20-year district employee and full-time driver’s education instructor at Glenbard East. He was put on paid leave after being suspended May 31.
He was the school’s athletic director from 1987 to 1992 and a physical education teacher from 1992 to 2003.
Meissen said the school board likely will discuss the status of the case during closed session at its regularly scheduled Monday meeting.
Besides his teaching activities, Langlotz was a youth hockey coach in the area. Until last fall, he had coached for the Huskies Hockey Club in Romeoville, club board President Joe Pedota said.
“He is a very good guy,” Pedota said. “This is shocking. USA Hockey requires all coaches to be fingerprinted and screened, and that was done and it never indicated anything in his past.”
An item in the hockey club’s newsletter last fall praised the coach players called “Pops,” saying he coached youth hockey for almost 40 years.
Langlotz turned himself in to police in Naperville, where he was processed and posted $10,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. July 11 in Will County court.
Naperville police are asking anyone with information about the case to call Lt. Kenneth Parcel at (630) 305-5485.
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