Eric Sergei Christoffersen

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1. Granite School District teacher charged with sexual abuse of 11-year-old students, FOX 13, September 25, 2026.
2. STATE OF UTAH vs. ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN CASE NUMBER 261911414, Utah Court Records, September 26, 2026.
3. Eric Sergei Christoffersen, Recently Booked , September 26, 2026.
4. Elementary school teacher accused of giving inappropriate 'hugs' charged with abuse , KSL, September 24, 2026.
5. Kearns Teacher Fired, Charged With Abusing Students Under Guise of Hugs, Hoodline, September 25, 2026.
6. Granite School District ends employment with teacher charged with child sexual abuse, 2 KUTV, September 25, 2026.
7. Eric Christoffersen Educator Arcaida Elementary Schoool, Arcadia Elementary School, February 16, 2026.

• 1. Granite School District teacher charged with sexual abuse of 11-year-old students

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  TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — A Taylorsville elementary school teacher has been charged on multiple counts after he allegedly sexually abused several 11-year-old female students.

  Eric Christoffersen was officially charged Thursday with three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child in connection with incidents that are said to have occurred between September 1, 2025 and April 1.

  Christoffersen, 40, was originally placed on leave from his teaching job at Arcadia Elementary School, but the Granite School District said it is in the process of ending his employment after the charges were filed.

  Charging documents show an investigation into Christoffersen began after one 11-year-old student said he "would ask for hugs and when she would give him a hug, he would touch her butt and 'pat it.'" The girl told detectives that Christoffersen also grabbed and massaged her thigh on another occasion in the school lunchroom, which made her feel uncomfortable.

  Another 11-year-old female student said Christoffersen would ask for hugs multiple times a day and touched her thigh or waist. She added that when she did not hug him, Christoffersen would "act sad."

  Following his arrest, Christoffersen admitted to asking students for hugs, but denied touching certain parts of their bodies. However, he later agreed that his hugs included "pats on the butt."

  Christoffersen also told detectives that he had been accused of favoring female students, saying, "Female students are more huggers than male students."

• 2. STATE OF UTAH vs. ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN CASE NUMBER 261911414

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  THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT - SALT LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
  SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
  STATE OF UTAH vs. ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN
  CASE NUMBER 261911414 State Felony

  CHARGES

  Charge 1 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: September 01, 2025
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Mandatory Appearance

  Charge 2 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: September 01, 2025
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Mandatory Appearance

  Charge 3 - 76-5-404.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony
  Offense Date: September 01, 2025
  Location: Salt Lake County
  Mandatory Appearance

  CURRENT ASSIGNED JUDGE
  DIANNA GIBSON
  PARTIES
  Plaintiff - STATE OF UTAH
  Represented by: SIMARJIT GILL
  Represented by: NOAH WINFREE
  Defendant - ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN
  DEFENDANT INFORMATION
  Defendant Name: ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN
  Date of Birth: May 09, 1986
  Law Enforcement Agency: SALT LAKE SHERIFF
  LEA Case Number: GS26-2028
  Prosecuting Agency: SALT LAKE COUNTY
  Agency Case Number: 26.026066
  Violation Date: 09-01-2025
  Sheriff Number: 468566
  ACCOUNT SUMMARY
  CASE NOTE
  PROCEEDINGS
  DATE SEQ EVENT
  09-24-2026 Case filed by efiler
  09-24-2026 Filed: From an Information
  09-25-2026 12:50 PM Page 1 of 3
  09-24-2026 Judge DIANNA GIBSON assigned.
  09-24-2026 1 Filed: INFORMATION/INDICTMENT
  09-24-2026 2 Filed: WARRANT OF ARREST (PROPOSED)
  09-24-2026 3 Filed: Appearance of Counsel/Notice of LimitedAppearance
  09-24-2026 4 Filed: Return of Electronic Notification
  09-24-2026 5 Filed: Return of Electronic Notification
  09-24-2026 Note: Defendant has not been booked in SLCO jail, no characteristicsavailable at this time.
  09-24-2026 6 **** SAFEGUARDED **** Filed: Criminal Protective OrdersNotice of Safeguarded Information
  09-24-2026 7 **** PRIVATE **** Filed: Request for Pretrial ProtectiveOrder Pretrial No Contact Order
  09-24-2026 8 Filed: Protective Order (Proposed) Pretrial No ContactOrder
  09-24-2026 9 Filed: Return of Electronic Notification
  09-24-2026 10 Filed order: Warrant of Arrest
  Judge DIANNA GIBSON
  Signed September 24, 2026
  09-24-2026 WARRANT for Case 261911414 ID 26576840
  Judge: JAMES BLANCH
  To any Peace Officer in the State of Utah:
  You are commanded to arrest and deliver thedefendant to the Salt Lake County Jail.
  A juvenile may not be confined in an adult facility.
  Defendant may be transported within the state.
  The defendant must appear in Court before JudgeJAMES BLANCH on the next available court date.
  Based on the probable cause statement
  Court orders a non-bailable warrant to issue.
  No pre-trial service release.
  This warrant may be served any time, day or night.
  Issued: September 24, 2026
  Law Enforcement Agency: SALT LAKE SHERIFF
  Defendant Details:
  ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN Citation No:
  5236 S 4620 W Date of Birth: 05-09-1986
  Driver License No:
  KEARNS UT 84118 Social Security No:
  Home Phone:
  Vehicle License:
  Warrant Number: 986030255
  09-24-2026 WARRANT: CHRISTOFFERSEN, ERIC Case 26191
  Judge: JAMES BLANCH
  To any Peace Officer in the State of Utah:
  You are commanded to arrest and deliver thedefendant to the Salt Lake County Jail.
  A juvenile may not be confined in an adult facility.
  Defendant may be transported within the state.
  The defendant must appear in Court before JudgeJAMES BLANCH on the next available court date.
  Based on the probable cause statement
  Court orders a non-bailable warrant to issue.
  No pre-trial service release.
  09-25-2026 12:50 PM Page 2 of
  CASE NUMBER: 261911414 State Felony3
  This warrant may be served any time, day or night.
  Issued: September 24, 2026
  Law Enforcement Agency: SALT LAKE SHERIFF
  Defendant Details:
  ERIC CHRISTOFFERSEN Citation No:
  5236 S 4620 W Date of Birth: 05-09-1986
  Driver License No:
  KEARNS UT 84118 Social Security No:
  Home Phone:
  Vehicle License:
  Warrant Number: 986030255
  09-24-2026 Warrant Ordered on: September 24, 2026 Warrant Num:986030255 No Bail
  09-24-2026 Warrant Issued on: September 24, 2026 Warrant Num:986030255 No Bail
  Judge JAMES BLANCH
  Issue Reason: Based on the probable cause statement
  09-24-2026 11 Filed: Return of Electronic Notification
  09-25-2026 Note: Warrant recalled - defendant booked
  09-25-2026 Warrant Recalled on : September 25, 2026 Warrant Num:986030255 No Bail
  Recall Reason: Defendant was booked
  09-25-2026 INITIAL APPEARANCE scheduled on September 29, 2026 at10:00 AM in VIRTUAL HEARING with Judge JUDGE VIDEO
  09-25-2026 12:50 PM Page 3 of
  CASE NUMBER: 261911414 State Felony3

• 3. Eric Sergei Christoffersen

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  Eric Sergei Christoffersen

  Eric Sergei Christoffersen was booked in Salt Lake County, Utah on September 24, 2026.
  Booking photo from Salt Lake County, Utah
  Name: Eric Sergei Christoffersen
  Booking ID: 26045359
  Booking Date: September 24, 2026
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  Reported Charges

  Charge Code: 76-5-404.3
  Charge Description: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD

• 4. Elementary school teacher accused of giving inappropriate 'hugs' charged with abuse

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  KEY TAKEAWAYS

  Eric Christoffersen, a teacher, faces charges of aggravated sexual abuse.
  Students allege inappropriate touching under the guise of hugs by Christoffersen.
  Prosecutors claim Christoffersen used his position to exploit students.

  KEARNS — An elementary school teacher in the Granite School District is accused of inappropriately touching students under the guise of giving them hugs.

  Eric Christoffersen, 40, of Kearns, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony.

  Christoffersen, who was placed on leave by the district in April when the allegations came to light, was fired Thursday after the charges were filed.

  "Granite School District and law enforcement investigated these allegations at the time (in April) and the employee has been on leave since the investigation ensued," the district said in a prepared statement on Thursday. "We have now been notified by the prosecutor that they will be filing charges against the employee. Given this new information, Granite District has now moved to separate employment with this individual."

  The district's website listed Christoffersen as a teacher at Arcadia Elementary in Taylorsville.

  The investigation began when Granite School District police were called to investigate a report from an 11-year-old girl that her teacher, Christoffersen, "would ask for hugs" but then also touch other parts of her, according to charging documents.

  "(She) recalled an incident when Christoffersen picked her up and twirled her around by her arms and said that after he put her back down, he touched her butt. She described that his hand was on her back and then he'd slide down to her butt, and then off her body," the charges state.

  The girl told police that she believed Christoffersen "would pretend it was an accident," according to the charges.

  A second student also reported that she and other students were inappropriately touched by Christoffersen.

  "She recalled an incident when he called her to his desk to see something, and when she could not see it, he 'gave her a boost by the buttocks.' (She) said that while he was holding her, his hand squeezed her buttocks and described that this made her feel uncomfortable and unsafe," the charges state.

  The girl said this happened more than one time, according to prosecutors.

  A third student told police that "Christoffersen would ask for a hug 'every day,' and she would hug him 'multiple times a day,' and during the hugs, Christoffersen would touch her on her thigh or waist and would 'act sad' when she did not want to hug him," the charges state. The girl also reported being hugged and inappropriately touched in the same way Christoffersen allegedly touched one of the other victims.

  Prosecutors say the alleged incidents date back to last school year. In addition, students told investigators that Christoffersen told one student that her leg was "sexy," the charges state.

  When questioned by police, "Christoffersen admitted that he asks students for a hug," charging documents state. He recalled that one time, while hugging one of the alleged victims, another student yelled out that Christoffersen was inappropriately touching the student, but he denied it happened.

  He also stated that he's "been accused of favoring female students but countered that 'female students are more huggers than the male students,'" the charges continue. He told police "that the students were lying and are 'attention seekers.'"

  Prosecutors contend in their charging documents that Christoffersen "used his position of trust as an elementary school teacher to prey upon the victims in this case. The victims reported that the defendant touched their buttocks multiple times during school, recess, and in the hallway, and would consistently find reasons to hug them.

  "The defendant also stated that, along with the 'pretty girls,' he also talks to the 'ugly girls or students that (he) doesn't find attractive, like physically attractive,'" the charges state.

  Additionally, police learned "during the course of the investigation … that (Christoffersen) had been contacting witnesses and the families of victims, requesting that they speak on his behalf. It was also learned that the victims in this case were being harassed by family members of the defendant. (Christoffersen) also requested to send a 'cease-and-desist letter' to one of the victims for calling him a 'creep,'" the charges state.

• 5. Kearns Teacher Fired, Charged With Abusing Students Under Guise of Hugs

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  A 40-year-old Kearns man and former Granite School District teacher has been charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, according to KSL.com. Prosecutors allege he used his position of trust as an elementary school teacher to target victims.

  According to KSL News, Christoffersen was listed as a teacher at Arcadia Elementary in Taylorsville. Charging documents allege the touching occurred under the guise of giving hugs, and that he touched victims' buttocks multiple times during school, at recess, and in a hallway, in addition to touching one student's thigh or waist during hugs.

  The Granite School District said it and law enforcement investigated the allegations in April, and that Christoffersen had been on leave since the investigation began; he was placed on leave in April 2026 and has since been separated from his employment with the district, as reported by ABC4 Utah, effectively fired.
  How the Allegations Surfaced

  The case reportedly began after Granite School District police investigated a report from an 11-year-old girl, who said Christoffersen asked for hugs and touched other parts of her body. The girl reported that he picked her up and touched her buttocks, then pretended the contact was accidental, per the same account.

  A second student came forward to report that she and other students were inappropriately touched by Christoffersen, alleging he boosted a student by the buttocks and squeezed another student's buttocks. A third student reported that Christoffersen asked her for a hug every day and that she ended up hugging him multiple times a day; the same student said he acted sad whenever a student did not want to hug him. The alleged incidents reportedly date back to the previous school year.
  Alleged Comments and Behavior Toward Students

  Investigators allege Christoffersen found reasons to hug victims and talked to girls he considered attractive and unattractive. He is also accused of telling one student that her leg was sexy. Christoffersen reportedly admitted that he asks students for hugs, but said female students are more huggers than male students, the report notes.

  Christoffersen has denied inappropriately touching any student and said the students were lying and were attention seekers, the outlet reports. He is also accused of contacting witnesses and victims' families and requesting that they speak on his behalf, and of requesting that a cease-and-desist letter be sent to a victim. Prosecutors further allege that victims were harassed by family members of Christoffersen.
  Charges and What Comes Next

  Three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child is a first-degree felony under Utah law. Prosecutors contend Christoffersen used his position of trust as an elementary school teacher to prey upon victims, according to the same reporting.

  The full charging documents were not made available, and it remains unclear whether Christoffersen has entered a plea, appeared in court, or retained an attorney. The names of the alleged victims and their families have not been disclosed.

• 6. Granite School District ends employment with teacher charged with child sexual abuse

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  SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Kearns elementary school teacher faces three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child after prosecutors accused him of inappropriate touching involving three students.

  Eric Christoffersen, 40, was charged in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake County. A judge issued a no-bail arrest warrant Sept. 24.

  The charges stemmed from allegations reported to Granite School District police.

  Prosecutors alleged Christoffersen used his position of trust as a teacher to touch three 11-year-old girls inappropriately at school between September 2025 and April 2026.

  Christoffersen told investigators he asked students for hugs and demonstrated a side hug, according to court documents.

  Christoffersen told investigators he did not know whether the alleged touching during hugs “really happened” or was “incidental.” He also said the students were lying and were “attention seekers,” according to court documents.
  The Granite School District sent the following statement:

  "Granite School District is aware that charges have been filed against an employee over allegations of boundary violations with students. Granite School District and law enforcement investigated these allegations at the time (April 2026) and the employee has been on leave since the investigation ensued. We have now been notified by the prosecutor that they will be filing charges against the employee. Given this new information, Granite District has now moved to separate employment with this individual."

• 7. Eric Christoffersen Educator Arcaida Elementary Schoool

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