A former teacher at Grace Baptist Christian in Gaylord has been charged with eight counts of sex crimes.

State police began investigating David Beckner in December when they were told he had a sexual relationship with a student back in 2006.

The student is believed to have been 16 or 17 years old when it happened.

State police initially investigated the case in 2013, but the former Otsego County prosecutor didn’t file charges.

Now the current prosecutor has charged Beckner with eight sex crimes.