The trial date for a former Kuemper theology instructor, who is accused of felony sexual misconduct with a student, has been scheduled for next month. On Wednesday, Jan. 9, 23-year-old Shawn William Vaske entered not guilty pleas in District Court for Carroll County to four counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee, a class D felony. The charges stem from an investigation by the Carroll Police Department that alleges he maintained a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old female student from Dec. 15, 2017 to June 1, 2018. According to court records, Vaske schemed to make contact with the student outside of school hours, communicated via social media and had sexual contact with her at his residence on multiple occasions during the 2017-18 school year. A pretrial conference has been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 14, with the jury trial slated to begin on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Carroll County Courthouse. If found guilty on all counts, Vaske faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and $30,000 in fines.