On 11/6/25, Fridley PD was informed by Fridley Middle School staff that a substitute teacher, identified as REY DELA GENTE JAGOLINA [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, sent sexual images to a 14-year-old student, identified herein as ABC. School staff informed FPD that Defendant had been placed on leave pending an investigation. They reported that Defendant admitted to knowing why he was being placed on leave and to having been inappropriate with students. Fridley PD spoke with ABC, who reported receiving a friend request from Defendant last spring.
ABC said they had talked occasionally, but the conversation became inappropriate at the start of the current school year. ABC also reported that on 11/1/25, Defendant sent him photos and videos of Defendant's genitals. Several students reported that ABC had shown the photos and videos to them and other students on the school bus. On 11/11/25, Fridley PD learned of an additional victim, [NAME REDACTED], who was also 14 years old. XYZ reported that he communicated with Defendant via Snapchat multiple times.
He said Defendant sent him a photo of Defendant's genitals and a video of Defendant masturbating. On 11/7/25, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office began its investigation and received Snapchat records on 11/19/25. The records show that Defendant and ABC exchanged messages between 11/1/25 and 11/5/25. On 11/1/25, at around 1:02am, ABC sent a photo of his penis to Defendant, and at 1:10am, Defendant replied with a video of his penis. On 11/2/25, at 8:19am, Defendant messaged ABC, "Just jerked off this morning hahaha," and "Wanna see your abs bro," and then asked, "Can I sleep over there?" On 11/5/25, at 3:41pm, Defendant asked ABC, "How big is yours when it's hard," and messaged, "The one u sent was not hard really." At 3:38pm, Defendant asked ABC, "Pls don't share our conversation." At 3:33pm, he sent, "I want you more than her." Additionally, in the Snapchat records, several other screen names are listed as students or former students on Defendant's chat list.
Defendant engages in the same or similar behavior and discussions in those chats as he did with ABC and XYZ, meaning the conversations eventually turn sexual. Several videos and photos of Defendant's penis were shared with other screen names. In total, the records show that Defendant communicated with 10 students since 3/1/25. The records further show that on 11/4/25, Defendant exchanged sexual messages with XYZ. They discussed how often they masturbate, and Defendant wrote that he wished he could hang out with ABC and XYZ someday and asked where they live.
On 12/17/25, XYZ was formally interviewed. He reported that in October and the first week of November, he exchanged messages with Defendant, who sent him the same video ABC had received showing Defendant's penis. He said Defendant asked him to share a photo of his penis. He then sent Defendant a random internet photo of a penis. His statements were consistent with the Snapchat records. On 12/19/25, another student was interviewed. He is identified herein as LMN and was 15 years old when he communicated with Defendant on Snapchat.
