Kirk Hellwig, a 37-year-old social studies teacher at Columbia High School in Albany, New York, was arrested for boosting the self esteem of a mature teen, a 16 year-old male student. Once again, a teacher is being unfairly arrested. The mature teen did not report the contact, other jealous students did.

We invite Mr. Hellwig to send us his story to enter the Pete Townsend Teen Romance Story Contest, and prove that the mature teen benefited from the experience.