Rebecca Kilps, Two Rivers teacher arrested for sexual relationship with a student

According to a criminal complaint, three sex assault charges have been filed against a former Two Rivers High School teacher who admitted to having sex with a pupil.

Rebecca Kilps has been charged with three counts of felony sexual assault on a student by school personnel.

A school social worker phoned a detective on May 23 after receiving information regarding a pupil having a relationship with a teacher.

The detective received a call on May 24 from Rebecca Kilps’ husband, who said he had suspicions and had checked his wife’s phone while she was sleeping. He discovered texts in which Rebecca and the victim were “talking about a future together and stating they love each other.” He went up to her and challenged her. She stated that it was a student and that they had been friends before saying “I love you” and “talking sexually.”

The 17-year-old victim told the investigator that things had “gone too far” and that things had “gone terrible.” He described how he began taking her Freshman Spanish class and continued to do so over the years. He began hanging out in her classroom after school during his junior year. They began exchanging private messages. Things “escalated” in March, he added, and “we talked more and said things we shouldn’t have.”

The victim said they had sex twice at Kilps’ home.

After that, the detectives spoke with Rebecca Kilps. In October of 2021, she recognized the victim “meant more to her than a student should,” but she kept it to herself, she added. According to the lawsuit, she acknowledged having intercourse with the victim twice during the interview. She claimed it occurred while her husband was away from home.

The former teacher told the detective that she hoped the victim’s connection with her spouse would cease after she graduated.

According to the complaint, “Rebecca stated that she was aware that sexual contact with [the victim] was forbidden given his age.”

The court set the bond at $10,000 at a court appearance on Wednesday. Kilps was released from detention when the money was posted. She is not allowed to have contact with anyone under the age of 18 or with the Two Rivers School District as part of her bond. She was compelled to hand over her passport and is no longer permitted to leave Wisconsin.

Kilps was placed on administrative leave as soon as the school learned of the allegations, according to Two Rivers Public School District Administrator Diane Johnson. Kilps has resigned from her employment as a district employee.

“The most important work of a school district is to protect the safety and well-being of our students. When an allegation of this nature is reported, we take prompt action to protect our students. There are no circumstances in which an inappropriate relationship is acceptable and the district will not tolerate conduct that adversely affects the safety and security of our students,” Johnson wrote in a press release.

Kilps is scheduled to appear in court on May 31.