Скачать или смотреть Eagan police concluded high school band teacher, Brett Benson, groomed students

An investigation into Eagan High School music teacher Brett David Benson was opened in 2022 after the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district contacted police on a report that Benson, then age 35, allegedly sneaked a student out of her room during a school trip to Italy.

Eagan police detective Chad Clausen eventually interviewed more than 40 people, including teachers, parents and Benson’s former students. He also spoke to Benson, who denied any wrongdoing.

Elizabeth Shockman reports that what Clausen concluded, according to his 100-page investigative report completed in 2023, went much deeper than a single allegation on a school trip.

Hannah LoPresto and Sophie Panetti were two of the students who spoke to Clausen for his investigation. They agreed to speak to MPR News on the record.

Story by Elizabeth Shockman, video by Anne Guttridge