A teacher at Bloom Trail High School in Chicago Heights accused of starting a years-long sexual relationship with a former student when she was 17 was extradited from Indiana to Steger Wednesday and has been charged with a Class 1 felony. If found guilty, Ron Giglio, 49, of Cedar Lake, Indiana, would be sentenced to a minimum of 4 years and up to 15 years for criminal sexual assault as someone who held “a position of trust, authority, or supervision in relation to the victim.” Giglio was fired from Bloom Trail High School Monday after the school launched an investigation in May unrelated to the charges, High School District 206 said.
Court records state Giglio was released to Illinois custody after he was with child solicitation. Giglio appeared in a Cook County court in Markham Friday and prosecutors asked the judge keep keep him in custody due to him being a “clear and present danger” to the victim and others. Assistant State’s Attorney Bridget O’Brien said female students have complained of Giglio acting inappropriately toward them as recently as May of this year.
One student allegedly went to another teacher in 2017 after receiving text messages from Giglio, in which he said he had photos of her and another student at a school dance and if she wanted them back, “you need to give me something else in return,” prosecutors said. This spring, another teacher emailed the school principal after a student said Giglio told her he thought she was “beautiful and s.