Sex assault charges: Winona High School teacher had encounters with 3 track athletes he coached

A 29-year-old teacher and track coach at Winona Senior High School, where he attended, is charged with sexual assault stemming from encounters with three female students.

Eric D. Birth, of Winona, was charged in Winona County District Court last week in three criminal complaints with four counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with encounters he allegedly had with the teenagers spanning from the summer of 2016 to April 2022.

Birth was arrested Feb. 15, posted bail and was released Friday ahead of a Thursday court date. His attorney, Christine Ledebuhr, declined to comment.

https://www.startribune.com/sex-assault-charges-winona-high-school-teacher-had-encounters-with-3-track-athletes-he-coached/600344774/