A former Owensville High School teacher and coach pleaded guilty Sept. 17 in St. Louis County Court to one count each of patronizing prostitution and attempted sexual contact with a McCluer North High School student in 2018 where he taught after leaving here.

Timothy Mitchell Nagel, 35, is scheduled to be sentenced to serve three months in the St. Louis County jail in Clayton when he returns to court on Nov. 4, according to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John P. Schlesinger. Nagel had faced up to a year in the county jail and a fine of up to $2,000.

Under the plea agreement, Nagel will receive a suspended execution of sentence on the patronizing prostitution charge. He must complete two years of supervised probation.

His guilty plea was made before Circuit Judge Mondonna L. Ghasedi during an afternoon appearance at the St. Louis County Justice Center.  The hearing last week took about 10 minutes.

Schlesinger said Nagel remains free until sentencing on the $1,500 bond he posted following his arrest in October 2018. “His bond is continued and is in full force and effect,” said Schlesinger. He had posted 10 percent of the $15,000 bond which was request.

Nagel’s arrest in October 2018 followed allegations by Florissant police investigators that between June 1 and June 30 he “requested a student who was less than 18 years old to perform oral sex on him in exchange for money or credit for a school tutoring program.”

At the time, Nagel was a teacher and softball coach at McCluer North High School in the Florissant-Ferguson School District. Nagel taught social students at Owensville High School and was the head baseball and softball coach. He was also working as an assistant wrestling coach when he left OHS.He taught at OHS from August 2008 until May 2015 when he resigned to take the McCluer North position.

Nagel was ordered by the court following his arrest to have no contact with the  high school student he propositioned.

The charges he pleaded guilty to were both class A misdemeanors. The patronizing prostitution charge listed a range of ages of over 14 but under 18.

Nagel also faces the potential suspension, or revocation, of his Missouri teacher’s certification.

“We are aware of the charges and current status of Mr. Nagel’s proceedings,” according to  Tyler Madsen, assistant director of communications for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday. “We have not taken action at this moment beyond flagging him in our system, as we are awaiting the official certified court documents. Once those are received, our office can begin the review process.”

Officials in the Florissant-Ferguson school system did not return a call seeking  comment for this story.