A Tukwila man has been charged in King County Superior Court with communication with a minor for immoral purposes and second degree sexual misconduct with a minor, according to charging documents filed by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
The defendant, Quan Duc Nguyen, 36, is accused of engaging in inappropriate communication and sexual contact with a minor in King County between March 2023 and June 2024, prosecutors allege in the charging documents.
According to the filing, Nguyen worked as a paraeducator and career advisor at Hazen High School in Renton, where he met the student through school-related activities. Prosecutors allege he used that position to establish contact and later engaged in sexually explicit communication with the minor.
The charging documents allege that the communication began through electronic messaging and escalated to requests for images and sexual conversations. Prosecutors further allege that physical contact later occurred, including incidents on school grounds and in a vehicle.
The documents state the minor was under 18 at the time of the alleged offenses and that Nguyen was significantly older, meeting the age difference required under Washington law for the charged offense.
The case was filed Mar. 20 in King County Superior Court.
Prosecutors requested bail remain set at $20,000 and asked the court to impose additional conditions, including no contact with minors, surrender of weapons, and restrictions on travel and employment involving supervision of minors.
The allegations are based on an investigation by Renton Police, according to the charging documents. No conviction has been reached, and the charges remain allegations at this stage of the case.
