The Mills County Attorney’s Office reports a Pacific Junction man, 39-year old Christopher Lee Irvin, was charged Tuesday with Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, a Class C Felony, and two counts of Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee, each an Aggravated Misdemeanor. Irvin was being held in the Mills County Jail pending an initial appearance before the magistrate.

Irvin is an elementary art teacher, head cross country coach, and assistant track coach employed by the East Mills School District, in Mills County. In an interview on August 17th, 2018, a juvenile female disclosed that in late July or early August, Irvin touched her in the groin and buttocks area. The juvenile further disclosed that on or about April 20, 2018, he rubbed his genitalia upon her bare feet.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation. Christopher Lee Irvin was arrested by the Mills County Sheriff’s Office and transported to the Mills County jail without incident on August 21st.