Former Richfield Middle School employee sentenced for criminal sexual conduct with a student

A former employee of Richfield Middle School has been sentenced in Hennepin County Court after he was convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a student.

Joshua James Moton, 23, was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 14-year-old student.

Court records show Moton was sentenced to a stayed five-year term, during which he must obey probation orders. Should he break that probation agreement, he will be sentenced to spend over 14 years in prison.

In addition to the probation, Moton was sentenced to serve one year on work/school release. He has credit for 31 days served.

Moton was a campus supervisor at Richfield Middle School, where the incidents are believed to have taken place.

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According to court documents, police were informed by a school administrator at Richfield Middle School that Moton had been engaging in criminal sexual acts with a 14-year-old female student.

While at the school, officers spoke with another student, who said the 14-year-old victim had told them about Moton and had reportedly seen emails on the student’s laptop that said he planned to take her to the pool area of the school, where there were no cameras.

The victim later told police that she knew Moton as a school hall monitor. She said that about a month prior, Moton had kissed her in the school basement, causing her to freeze when it happened.

The victim said that following this event, Moton would take her from class to the basement multiple times, where he would assault her over the course of a month.

He also reportedly messaged her over social media after school hours.
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