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Former Humboldt teacher receives jail sentence

A former Humboldt teacher has been sentenced. Jeff Anthony Schlosser was found guilty of sexual exploitation on March 6 and received an 18-month sentence during a sentencing hearing held on March 23 in Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon.


A former Humboldt teacher has been sentenced.
Jeff Anthony Schlosser was found guilty of sexual exploitation on March 6 and received an 18-month sentence during a sentencing hearing held on March 23 in Court of Queen's Bench in Saskatoon.
During the hearing, it was explained Schlosser abused his position of trust and authority as a teacher by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with the victim.
A friend of the victim read her victim impact statement for the court. In the statement, the victim explained the emotional consequences of the relationship.
When she was in high school, the victim believed she was in a loving relationship with Schlosser.
"(I) have only recently realized that it meant nothing to him and was wrong for a number of other reasons," she said.
Since the relationship, she has been unable to form healthy relationships, she explained in her statement. She also began to self medicate with alcohol to help deal with the fallout.
"(He) took away a normal high school experience from me," said the victim.
She reported him after she, "realized how wrong it was and how much that relationship has affected my life."
The Crown suggested Schlosser should receive a three and a half year sentence, using a few past cases as the basis for the suggestion.
Justice Robert Laing explained the sentence Schlosser received is very similar to that of John Elder, another former Humboldt teacher who was also charged with sexual exploitation two years ago.
In addition to an 18-month incarceration, Schlosser is to be part of the national sex offender registry for 20 years following his sentence and was ordered to serve a 12-month probation following his release.
Schlosser, 44, taught at Humboldt Collegiate Institute for several years before leaving in early 2010. He was living in British Columbia where his current employer hopes to have a position available for him at the time of his release, said his lawyer.