A former choir teacher at Matea Valley High School has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a student there.
Nathan Bramstedt of Oswego appeared in court Friday where he entered a plea of guilty to one count of Criminal Sexual Assault – Position of Trust/Authority, a Class 1 Felony, in front of Judge Daniel Guerin, who handed down the sentence.
Beginning in February 2019, through June 2019, Bramstedt, 43, sexually assaulted his victim, who was seventeen years old at the time, on multiple occasions at multiple locations within the school. The abuse came to light when the victim notified authorities, who in turn notified the DuPage County Children’s Center who opened an investigation into the matter.
“Teachers are role models who students look up to and in whom parents place a great amount of trust,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said. “Mr. Bramstedt abused this position of trust and authority in the worst possible way.”
Bramstedt will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
