Metro East high school teacher charged with grooming 15-year-old girl

Metro East high school teacher charged with grooming 15-year-old girl

Michael L. Smargiassi, 59, and a teacher at Triad High School in Troy, Illinois, faces two felony grooming charges, a felony official misconduct charge and a misdemeanor battery charge.

Triad High School teacher charged with grooming 15-year-old

Triad High School teacher charged Friday with grooming 15-year-old beginning in August.

Former Highland Teacher Arrested on Misconduct and Grooming Charges

Michael Smargiassi, 59, of Highland, is shown in a booking photo provided by the Troy Police Department following his April 4 arrest on charges of official misconduct, grooming, and battery involving a student. TROY, Ill. — A former Highland high school teacher has been arrested following allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student, the Troy Police Department announced Monday. Michael Smargiassi, 59, of Highland, was taken into c…