Former Minnesota ‘Teacher of the Year’ Abdul Wright, Who’s on Trial for Allegedly Raping a Student, Caught on Phone Call with the Victim’s Mother Crying, Begging Her Not to Pursue Legal Action

ANCHOR playing a recorded ░░░░░░░░ call of a former ░░░░░░░░ Teacher of the Year ░░░░░░░░ Wright admitting to having ░░░░░░░░ with a student while ░░░░░░░░ and then begging the ░░░░░░░░ s mother not to ░░░░░░░░ police Our Lou Raguse ░░░░░░░░ more from court Clip ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE I think ░░░░░░░░ do want to pursue ░░░░░░░░ action like even though ░░░░░░░░ was seven years ago ░░░░░░░░ voice over In a ░░░░░░░░ post last year the ░░░░░░░░ of the alleged victim ░░░░░░░░ former Teacher of the ░░░░░░░░ Abdul Wright shared a ░░░░░░░░ of a recorded phone ░░░░░░░░ WRIGHT Is there any ░░░░░░░░ like you could just ░░░░░░░░ not do that RAGUSE ░░░░░░░░ at Wright s trial ░░░░░░░░ the mother on the ░░░░░░░░ stand the prosecution played ░░░░░░░░ entire agonizing call WRIGHT ░░░░░░░░ m begging you I ░░░░░░░░ begging you I m ░░░░░░░░ you from the bottom ░░░░░░░░ my heart I ain ░░░░░░░░ never did no s ░░░░░░░░ like that before RAGUSE ░░░░░░░░ was a teacher at ░░░░░░░░ Best Academy where in ░░░░░░░░ he was honored as ░░░░░░░░ state s top educator ░░░░░░░░ the same time allegedly ░░░░░░░░ a 14 year old ░░░░░░░░ grade student taking her ░░░░░░░░ in a classroom then ░░░░░░░░ to have a year ░░░░░░░░ sexual relationship The former ░░░░░░░░ now 22 testified yesterday ░░░░░░░░ today how she s ░░░░░░░░ traumatized The defense claims ░░░░░░░░ young woman is making ░░░░░░░░ the allegations to get ░░░░░░░░ She has a pending ░░░░░░░░ against the school but ░░░░░░░░ s own words on ░░░░░░░░ recorded phone call admit ░░░░░░░░ the sexual relationship saying ░░░░░░░░ never should have happened ░░░░░░░░ begging the mother for ░░░░░░░░ while she keeps her ░░░░░░░░ WRIGHT Is there any ░░░░░░░░ you please UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ B I m not ░░░░░░░░ anything though WRIGHT I ░░░░░░░░ I m begging you ░░░░░░░░ not pursue legal action ░░░░░░░░ Please.”