Jury Finds Former Osseo-Fairchild Teacher Guilty of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child

Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 -- 4:00 PM

A former Osseo-Fairchild teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student was found guilty by a jury in Trempealeau County Court.

According to court records, a 15-year-old emailed the principal stating that inappropriate touching occurred in Nicholas Bergeron’s classroom between September of 2021 and January of 2022 at the Osseo-Fairchild High School.

Several other students reported that Bergeron would pay extra attention to female students and ask for their phone numbers. Bergeron was questioned and he admitted to touching a girl’s leg and accidentally touching a girl’s butt.

A jury found Bergeron guilty of 2nd degree sexual assault of a child on Friday, October 27th after a three day jury trail. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 7th.

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