Jamestown Teacher/Firefighter Arrested For Corruption Of A Minor

The Jamestown Police Department has arrested an elementary teacher.

Michael Paul Romans, who is also a volunteer firefighter, was arrested yesterday, on Monday, December 30th, on a charge of corruption of a minor.

According to a press release from the Jamestown Police Department and an article on KVRR-TV, the 45-year-old teacher allegedly sexually abused a Jamestown Public School Student over the course of 1-2 years.

Michael Romans is a teacher at Gussner Elementary in Jamestown, North Dakota.

You can learn more about Gussner Elementary in Jamestown, North Dakota, here. Gussner Elementary is located at 1509 4th Street, NE, Jamestown, North Dakota.

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Michael Paul Romans was booked into the Stutsman County Correctional Center and awaits formal charges in Southeast District Court in Jamestown, North Dakota. He has been placed on administrative leave from both Jamestown Public Schools and the city of Jamestown. The case remains under investigation.

This is the second case in a week of a teacher being charged with the corruption of a minor in North Dakota.

Malaun Nelson, a classroom specialist at Valley Middle School in Grand Forks, North Dakota, was arrested on December 22nd, 2025. He is facing a Class A felony charge of promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor, according to Valley News Live.