Former Vianney school nurse admits to sexual contact with student, charged with sex crimes

ST. LOUIS (MO)
KSDK Channel 5 [St. Louis, MO]

May 4, 2023

By Sam Clancy

The charging documents said Erin Foerstel made a full confession.

KIRKWOOD, Mo. — A former nurse at St. John Vianney High School was charged Thursday with multiple sex crimes after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.

Erin Foerstel was charged with two felonies: one count of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of sexual contact with a student.

According to charging documents, Foerstel performed oral sex on a Vianney student under the age of 17 earlier this year. The charging documents said Foerstel made a full confession.

According to online court documents, her bond was set at $75,000, cash only. As part of her bond, she can not go on the Vianney campus or have any communication with the victim through third parties or social media.

In April, the school sent a letter to parents saying Forestel was removed from the campus and is “no longer employed as the school nurse and assistant to the athletic department.”

“Upon receiving the report, we immediately contacted the Missouri Department of Social Services and Kirkwood Police Department,” the letter said. “The school is fully cooperating with these authorities and their investigation.”

The letter said Foerstel violated the school’s social media policy by privately communicating with students.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story had a headline stating the nurse had sex with a student. The headline has since been corrected to say she had sexual contact with the student.

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