An Employee of the Hesperia Unified School District was Arrested for Lewd Acts on a Child Beginning When the Victim was 14
DATE/TIME: August 14, 2014
INCIDENT: PC 288a - Lewd or Lascivious Acts on a Child
PC 288(B)(2) – Oral Copulation
LOCATION: Several locations in Hesperia
SUSPECT: Adrian Toriz, 28 year old resident of Hesperia
VICTIM: Confidential Female Juvenile
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, August 14, 2014 Detectives from the Crimes Against Children Division and Hesperia Station began investigating allegations that an employee of the Hesperia Unified School District was involved in an intimate relationship with a 15 year old girl.
During the subsequent investigation, detectives obtained evidence implicating Adrian Toriz of committing lewd acts with the victim, for at least one year, beginning when the victim was 14 years old. The Hesperia Unified School District was made aware of the allegations and cooperated with the investigation. The district released a statement to advise the students' parents of the arrest. According to the Hesperia Unified School District, Toriz was employed as a campus assistant at Ranchero Middle School.
Toriz was arrested on Friday, August 15, 2014 and booked for Penal Code section 288a - Committing Lewd Acts on a Child and Penal Code 288(B)(2) - Oral Copulation. He is being held on $750,000 bail.
Investigators urge anyone with information about this investigation to contact the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigation Division – Crimes Against Children Detail at (909) 387-3615. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com
Refer: Detective Guerra
Station: Crimes Against Children
Phone No. (909) 387-3615
Case No. 181404343
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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San Bernardino, CA 92408
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