A teacher at Bloom Trail High School in Chicago Heights was charged in Lake Superior Court Thursday over two decades after allegedly starting a years-long sexual relationship with a student when she was a teen.
He is still listed as a teacher on Bloom Trail High School’s website, though a school official said he has been on administrative leave since May 14. On May 3, 2002, when the victim was 17, Giglio drove her home to Schererville because he wanted to see her in her prom dress, the affidavit states. The victim said her parents weren’t home and the pair went inside and had sex after he pushed her onto a bed and got on top of her. Giglio asked if it hurt and if she was OK, records state.
He and his sister threatened the victim, which she confronted him about. She told him she was a virgin and had never slept with anyone before, records state, and he responded, “you are right, but don’t act like for a second that you didn’t know what you were doing the entire time.”Chris Paicely, a spokesman for Bloom Township High School District 206, confirmed Friday that Giglio has been on administrative leave since May 14 and that he had been a teacher and softball coach at the school.