Abdul Jameel Wright was named Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2016. That same year, he allegedly began a sexual relationship with a then 14-year-old student that lasted nearly a year; Wright was 30 at the time.

According to a summons filed in Hennepin County District Court late last week, Wright, who is also known as “AB,” has been charged with one felony count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor age 13 to 15 while in a position of authority.

The allegations against Wright, now 38, surfaced earlier this spring in a public social media post by a woman who accused Wright of “taking a little girls (sic) innocence.”

Following the spread of the social media post, St. Louis Park High School sent an internal email to staff stating that a teacher had been placed on leave following allegations of “serious misconduct,” and that an investigation was underway. Wright was not named by the school in the email, but was employed as a language arts teacher, according to the school’s online staff directory at the time and his LinkedIn bio.