Ex-Teacher Gets 9 Years For Sexual Assault Of Student At Metea Valley

AURORA, IL — A former Metea Valley teacher has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he sexually assaulted a teen student at the school in 2019. Ex-choir teacher Nathan Bramstedt, 43, of Oswego, pleaded guilty Friday to charges of criminal sexual assault in a position of trust or authority, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.

Prosecutors say Bramstedt sexually assaulted the teen "on multiple occasions at multiple locations within the school" between Feb. 2019 and June 2019. The teen later reported the incidents and an investigation was launched by DuPage County Children's Center.

Bramstedt was taken into custody April 9, 2023 and posted bond April 11.

He must serve 85 percent of his nine-year sentence before he becomes eligible for parole.