St. Louis Park teacher charged after dragging 8-year-old
A St. Louis Park teacher, Steven Samuel Burth, was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child after an alleged May 5 dragging of an 8-year-old at Aquila Elementary.[1]
Prosecutors say the May 5 incident left the student with a rug-burn-like injury to his side.[1] The child, two classmates and a CornerHouse forensic interview all reportedly tied the injury to Burth.[1]
Prosecutors filed the gross misdemeanor malicious punishment charge in Hennepin County based on those accounts.[1] He is not in custody and has not publicly given his account.[1]
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- Teacher identified as Steven Samuel Burth is charged with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child in Hennepin County.
- Incident allegedly occurred May 5 at Aquila Elementary School in St. Louis Park and left an 8-year-old with a rug-burn-like injury to his side.
- The child, two classmates, and a CornerHouse forensic interview all reportedly linked the injury to Burth dragging the student; Burth is not currently in custody and has not publicly given his account.
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July 21, 2026