Maple Grove daycare teacher charged after inappropriately touching child

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Minnetonka man has been accused of inappropriately touching a 9-year-old girl while working as a teacher at Tutor Time daycare in August.

That teacher, Ryan Thomas Vaughan, 38, of Minnetonka, is charged with one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 14 years old.

What we know

According to the charges, police responded Aug. 12 to a report that a child had been touched inappropriately by a teacher at his Maple Grove school.

Officers then spoke to the child’s parents, who said they noticed the child’s behavior was “abnormal” over the past few weeks and that she was “displaying higher levels of anxiety,” according to the complaint.

Police then spoke to the child, who explained how one of her teachers had touched her inappropriately.

The complaint also says the girl said Vaughan told her not to tell anyone. She also said she repeatedly told him to stop, but he wouldn’t listen.

The girl added that this had happened “several times over the past week,” according to the complaint.

What we don’t know

FOX 9 reached out to Tutor Time to ask if the organization has taken any action in response to the allegations, but has not yet received a response.