Javon Hering

Introduction

Javon Hering is a 36-year-old man from Sacred Heart, Minnesota, and a former paraprofessional and golf coach at Yellow Medicine East High School in Granite Falls. According to charging documents, he faces several counts of criminal sexual conduct in both Yellow Medicine and Renville counties over allegations that he had sexual intercourse more than 20 times with a student who was 15 and 16 years old during the relationship. Granite Falls police spoke with the victim on Sept. 24, 2026, according to charges. The case became public through an Oct. 5, 2026, FOX 9 report. Hering has not been tried, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Background Information

Hering worked at Yellow Medicine East High School in Granite Falls as a paraprofessional and golf coach, and the victim told authorities she met him while she was a student at the school. Per the charges, his employment with the school ended in the spring of 2026, and the girl added him on Snapchat in June 2026. Hering is 36 and lives in Sacred Heart, Minn. The charges were filed in both Yellow Medicine and Renville counties, and the alleged conduct was reported to police in September 2026, months after his employment at the school had ended.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Charged, not tried. Hering faces criminal sexual conduct charges in two Minnesota counties. He has not been tried and is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty; the conduct described below is alleged in charging documents.

According to the complaint, investigators with the Granite Falls Police Department spoke with a victim on Sept. 24 who reported that, over approximately the previous four months, she and Hering had sexual intercourse more than 20 times, when she was both 15 and 16 years old, after adding him on Snapchat in June 2026. She told authorities she met Hering while a student at Yellow Medicine East High School, where he was a paraprofessional and golf coach, and that they had “been planning to move to Colorado together, and that he told her he was going to leave his wife.” His employment with the school had ended in the spring of 2026.

Charges state that investigators learned the two spent the weekend of Aug. 29, 2026, together, attending a Twins game, a Suicide Boys concert and the Minnesota State Fair, events authorities have since found photos and videos to corroborate. The complaint says the victim came forward after opening up to her father and because “the word is out.” She also reportedly stated she was worried about the safety of other young women Hering may have tried to have sexual relations with through his positions.

Separately, charges state that during the execution of a Sept. 21, 2026, search warrant on Hering’s personal laptop computer, investigators discovered an apparent suicide note. That detail is attributed to the charging documents and is not otherwise confirmed. The FOX 9 article states its source is information provided in charges filed in Yellow Medicine and Renville counties.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The public record on this case is thin beyond the charging documents and the FOX 9 report built on them. No public statement from the school district and no named community reaction appear in the available reporting. The victim’s own account is the main record of how the situation became known: she told authorities she came forward after opening up to her father and because “the word is out,” and she reportedly said she was worried about the safety of other young women Hering may have tried to have sexual relations with through his positions. His employment with Yellow Medicine East High School had already ended in the spring of 2026, before the charges were filed and reported. Beyond the victim’s statements and the charging documents themselves, the available reporting records no statements from officials, the school, or community members.

Current Status

As of the Oct. 5, 2026, FOX 9 report, Hering faces several counts of criminal sexual conduct in both Yellow Medicine and Renville counties. The article lists no next court date, no bail amount, and no disposition, and no other court records are cited in the available reporting. Every allegation described comes from charging documents; he has not been tried and remains presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The apparent suicide note found on his laptop during the Sept. 21, 2026, search warrant is a detail of those documents, according to charges. No updated filings or hearings appear in the available record after that date.

Impact on Their Career/Life

Hering’s employment at Yellow Medicine East High School ended in the spring of 2026, according to charges, ending his roles as a paraprofessional and golf coach. He now faces criminal counts in two counties, and the article describes no other professional or personal consequences beyond the charges themselves. What happens next in the case, whether trial, plea, or dismissal, is not stated in the available record. Because the case is at the charging stage, no licensing or legal outcomes beyond the end of his school employment appear in the reporting.

Sources

• FOX 9, “Sexual relationship with teen by former school golf coach discovered: Charges” — source