| For Immediate Release Case # 08CF3568
December 17, 2008 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Public Affairs Counsel Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami
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MALE TEACHER’S AID ARRAIGNED ON UNLAWFUL
SEX CHARGES INVOLVING NINTH-GRADE GIRL
SANTA ANA – A 22-year-old teacher’s aid was arraigned today on charges that he had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old student. Jonathan Ulloa Ruano, Santa Ana, is charged with one felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of three years in state prison. The defendant was arraigned today and is scheduled for a pre-trial on Dec. 22, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. He is being held on #20,000 bail.
Ruano was an instructional assistant at Community Day School in Santa Ana. Jane Doe is a ninth-grade student at the school. Between June 1, 2008, and July 31, 2008, Ruano is accused of having an unlawful sexual relationship including intercourse with the victim on multiple occasions at his Santa Ana home.
Deputy District Attorney Nikki Buraccio of the Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting the case.
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