Teacher Tells Girl to Strip and Sing




(Tacoma, Washington) A 37-year-old music teacher formerly at Tacoma Community College, Kevin Gausepohl, has lost his job.

Gausepohl faces morality charges stemming from convincing a 17-year-old girl to disrobe and perform sex acts while singing. He said she would be able to reach lower octaves by singing naked and touching herself.

Gausepohl allegedly told a Gig Harbor High School student he was conducting a study on how sexual arousal affects vocal ranges. The girl, 17 at the time, was attending the college as part of the Running Start program.

She complied with some of his requests to strip naked or touch herself during private voice lessons at the college, court records show.

Other students told investigators Gausepohl approached them about being part of the study, court records show. They declined.

Gausepohl has denied any wrongdoing. When hired he indicated that he was interested in how sexual arousal affects vocal range.

In support of Mr. Gausepohl's get-naked-and-touch-yourself voice coaching, I recall reading somewhere that O Canada sounds sweeter when sung by a sexually aroused woman. You probably have to be there.

Note that Mr. Gausepohl is not the first educator to employ an intimate arousal methodology. In high school, my science teacher Mr. S. studied low-frequency sound from the voicebox by getting girls to disrobe and see how low they could hum. Mr. S. was escorted from school in handcuffs.

In any event, Mr. Gausepohl faces charges of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and obstructing a law enforcement officer.