Minnesota's 2016 Teacher of the Year charged with sexually abusing a former student

A former teacher of the year in the US state of Minnesota is accused of sexually harassing a student years after the alleged abuse.

On Wednesday, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged 38-year-old Abdul Jameel Wright with first-degree sexual abuse of a 14-year-old student at Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis.

Wright is accused of attacking the girl multiple times, including on school grounds between 2016 and 2017.

While at Harvest Best Academy, Wright was named Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2016.

He was most recently a teacher at St. Louis Park High School, but a school district spokesman told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that Wright resigned in June.

KSTP has tried unsuccessfully to reach Wright, and Harvest Best Academy has not yet responded.