FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 15CF2324
Date: June 29, 2017
FORMER SANTA ANA HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER CONVICTED OF HAVING SEX WITH UNDERAGE FEMALE STUDENT INSIDE CLASSROOM
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Santa Ana High School (SAHS) science teacher was convicted yesterday of having sex with an underage female student inside of his classroom.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Alvar Albert Gonzalez, 66, Santa Ana |
Pleaded guilty yesterday to one felony count each of:
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Sentencing Aug. 25, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Department C-57, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana |
Circumstances of the Case
- At the time of the crime, Gonzalez was a science teacher at SAHS and also ran an anime club at the school, which included students outside of his science class.
- On several occasions between Sept. 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, Gonzalez met with a teenage female student, who was a minor, and had sex with her in his classroom.
- On one occasion, the defendant recorded a sexually explicit video of the victim.
- On Dec. 17, 2014, another student reported experiencing possible inappropriate contact by Gonzalez which led to an investigation by SAHS administrators, who then contacted SAPD.
- During the investigation, SAPD discovered the victim in this case and arrested the defendant on Sept. 4, 2015.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Jenn Schaniel, Sexual Assault Unit.