A seventh L.A. school employee has been arrested on sex-related accusations.
The latest case involves a teacher who has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 17-year-old female student, police said Tuesday.
There has been a flurry of arrests of Los Angeles-area schoolteachers and employees in recent weeks. Officials said they believe the cases were a result of increased awareness following the high-profile arrest of teacher Mark Berndt at Miramonte Elementary School.
Berndt has been charged with photographing blindfolded and gagged students who were allegedly fed spoonfuls of his semen.
Last week, authorities announced the arrest of a Roosevelt High School Spanish teacher on suspicion of having sex with two teenage boys. Gabriela Cortez, 42, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse.
Montebello police alleged that she had lengthy sexual relationships with the boys between 2008 and 2010. One of the teenagers, now 18, reported the teacher last week to police in Montebello, where she lives, said Chief Kevin McClure. After learning of the allegation, school officials immediately removed her from the classroom.
In the latest case, Corey Hogan, 32, the band director at George Washington Preparatory High School, was arrested after the student and her mother told police that the girl agreed to have sex with Hogan at his home, the Hawthorne Police Department said.
The sex allegedly took place during the football season after Hogan gave the girl and other students a ride home, police said in a statement.
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