Former R-U Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student

(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office has issued a news release relating to an investigation that they have been conducting since April.  The investigation was assisted by the Remsen Police Department and pertained to a criminal case involving a teacher and a student at Remsen-Union Community School.  The investigation revealed that a male student, age 17, attending Remsen-Union Community School had a sexual relationship with a female teacher employed with the Remsen-Union school district.  Warrants were issued for 24 year old Samantha Kohls of Remsen.  Kohls has been charged with two counts of an employee of a school district engaging in sexual conduct with a student of the Remsen-Union school district.  Both counts are aggravated misdemeanors.  Bond of $2,000 has been set.  On August 27th, Samantha Kohls, who now resides in Cedar Falls, Iowa turned herself in to the Plymouth County jail, and posted bond and was released.