Michael Vander Linden
No-contest plea- Sentencing date
- Jan 9, 2025
- School and location
- Burlington High School
Coffey County, Kansas - Verified
- Oct 4, 2026
- Role
- Teacher
What the source reports
Michael Vander Linden, a former Burlington High School teacher and wrestling coach, pleaded no contest on October 31, 2024, to three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child involving two students who were 15 in 2012 and 2013. On January 9, 2025, a Coffey County District Court judge sentenced him to 36 months in prison and lifetime offender registration.
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