KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha teacher, accused of an inappropriate relationship with an underage student, has been criminally charged. This comes days after he was terminated by the school board.
Christian Enwright is facing 22 counts of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
The middle school teacher was placed on leave after disturbing allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student came to light.
Enwright worked at the Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum (KTEC) West, and was fired on Tuesday after a nearly three and a half hour board meeting.
“After seeing the evidence, it was a no-brainer,” KUSD board member, Bob Tierney said at the time.
TMJ4 previously reported, that in a 101 page report from the Kenosha Police Department, investigators said the teacher from KTEC West communicated with a middle school student via Snapchat, after school hours, starting back in June 2023.
Police said school leaders talked with the student earlier this year. Police were notified several days later.
According to the criminal complaint, the Kenosha Police Department began investigating after an anonymous report was made to the Kenosha County Department of Family Services. Court documents show Enwright was messaging a 14-year-old student on Snapchat for months. The two had communicated daily since Christmas of 2023.
The criminal complaint includes several texts exchanges. In one message, the student asks Enwright if he's mad at her for talking to another boy in her class.
The complaint also contains dozens of Snapchat images sent from Enwright to the student, including pictures of him waist down, pictures of himself not wearing a shirt, and including captions of Enwright calling the student "cute," and saying "I like seeing all that leg."
The criminal complaint goes on to say that the student told multiple friends that Enwright liked a particular pair of shorts that she owned, and that she planned to wear them again in hopes that he would say something about them.
The criminal complaint shows the student told investigators that Enwright told her that her legs were his "fave" if she sent pictures that included them.
The caption reads 'where did your pants go lol'.
In another conversation between the student and Enwright, he tells her "I'm telling you... in a different universe..." The criminal complaint says the student explained that Enwright had told her that they would be together in a different universe. She also said Enwright would say things like "I think about you all the time," and "I miss you."
The student also told investigators that Enwright told her they were "in the same boat together," because he had had sex with his girlfriend's mother while he was in middle school. Because of this experience, Enwright told the student "that's why it would be okay," and she believed Enwright was referring to them sleeping together.
The student admitted to investigators that she deleted Enwright from Snapchat after the relationship was reported because she didn't want to get in trouble. She told investigators Enwright would also delete her from Snapchat because "she was getting too high up on his friends list."
According to the criminal complaint, in one week, Enwright sent 608 messages to this student.
Wisconsin does not currently have any grooming laws on the books, which is something an Illinois mother, whose son was a victim of grooming, is trying to change.
An attorney told TMJ4 that a summons has been filed for Enwright, meaning he has to show up to his initial court appearance Wednesday, May 15th. If he doesn't show up, a warrant could be issued for his arrest.
Read the full criminal complaint here:
Criminal Complaint for Christian James Enwright by TMJ4 News on Scribd
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