Christian School Teacher Jailed On Child Sex Charges

Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports:

A now-former teacher at a Thiensville private school has been charged with child sex crimes. The accused is 36-year-old Daniel Rick of Jackson. He is a former teacher and athletic director at Christ Alone Lutheran School. He faces the following charges: child enticement-expose genitals/pubic area/intimate parts, exposing genitals/pubic area/intimate parts to a child.

A criminal complaint accuses Rick of picking “favorite” boy students each year and having some of them sit on his lap, where he would touch their stomachs or rub their backs and kiss them. The complaint adds that when parents met with Rick to discuss his behavior in January 2024, Rick “quickly broke into tears” then tried justifying his actions with a comparison to Jesus, saying, “Let the little children come to me.”

The school has issued a statement:

Dear Christ Alone Ev. Lutheran School Families, Student safety is a top priority for us at Christ Alone Lutheran School. In working with law enforcement, we have been informed and want to inform you that Mr. Rick has been charged with criminal conduct.

We understand this information raises concerns. Since criminal charges are now pending, no additional information can be released at this time.

We ask for your prayers on behalf of everyone who is hurting because of this turn of events. We commend everything into the hands of Him who assured us, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (Jn 14:27)”

From the second report below: “Rick claimed that he did not initiate the physical contact and that it was always the students who started it.”