Northridge High teacher Jeremy Flygare arrested in rape of student

LAYTON — A Northridge High School theater teacher was arrested Monday following a weeks-long rape investigation.

Jeremy Flygare, 31, of Sunset, was booked into the Davis County Jail for investigation of three counts of rape stemming from an alleged "unlawful sexual relationship" with a juvenile female student at the school, said Layton Police Lt. Garret Atkin.

Investigators were informed of the alleged misconduct by the girl's parents, who came to the police on March 31, Atkin said. Officers then gathered information through interviews and collected evidence to warrant Monday's arrest, he said.

Flygare had been a teacher at the school since 2007 but was put on paid administrative leave on March 29, said Davis County School District spokesman Chris Williams.

"Generally speaking, any time an employee of ours faces charges like this it causes great concern," Williams said.

Police declined to give further details about the girl's age or whether she was a student of Flygare. Atkin would only say the man had been in a "position of trust" at the time of the alleged activity and because of that position, "the sexual relationship is deemed nonconsensual and therefore warrants rape charges."

The investigation is completed, and Atkin said officers have no reason to believe there are any other victims.

No formal charges have been filed.

Flygare is a well-known actor in the local theater community. The divorced father of two directed "Kiss Me, Kate" earlier this year at Rodgers Memorial Theatre in Centerville and performed a leading role as Che in the theater's production of "Evita" last fall.

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