Former music teacher and founder of Flutes Across the World, John Zeretzke, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing flutes tainted with his semen to at least five elementary school girls. According to the Sacramento Bee, this happened in 2017. Prosecutors say Zeretzke recorded himself ejaculating into the instruments before giving them to the students, then recorded video of the girls playing the contaminated flutes. Zeretzke also allegedly tried to get another minor to send him “sexually explicit messages."
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the following on the matter:
“There is no place in our society for crimes against children. We will not tolerate this kind of behavior in our schools or anywhere in our state. Our students deserve to be able to learn in a safe environment.”
Photo: Getty Images