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Update: Grosse Ile teacher acquitted in indecent exposure case

Posted at 5:15 AM, Sep 25, 2019
and last updated 2020-01-31 15:46:20-05

UPDATE: The judge dismissed the indecent exposure charge against Christopher Metzger before it went to the jury and the jury found Metzger not guilty of disordely conduct.

A Grosse Ile Township School teacher has been charged in connection to an allegation of indecent exposure.

Wayne County prosecutors charged 37-year-old Christopher Metzger with one count of aggravated indecent exposure and one county of disorderly person - obscene conduct.

On August 28, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., Metzger was in his car at Commerce Park at Hornet Avenue near Fourth Street in Grosse Ile, prosecutors say. At that time, the park was occupied by youths practicing sports nearby.

A parent walked by Metzger’s car and it is alleged that he observed the teacher engaging in lewd behavior. The incident was reported to authorities and resulted in his arrest. Metzger has been placed on administrative leave, according to prosecutors.

He is expected to be arraigned in Woodhaven on Sept. 26 at 9:30 a.m.