MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year could face more than a decade behind bars for sexually abusing his middle school student.

Abdul Wright convicted of sexual misconduct with student

What we know:

A district judge found Abdul Wright guilty last month of sexually abusing a 14-year-old student while he was a teacher at Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis.

The student testified during the trial how the sexual abuse lasted for nearly a year and took place on multiple occasions, including inside the classroom.

Wright was named the Minnesota Teacher of the Year for 2016. He started sexually abusing the student the following year, according to court records.

"I think that his status and him being Teacher of the Year really was a reason that a lot of people turne

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