A 17-year-old scholar at Wilmer Amina Carter Excessive Faculty in Rialto accused of a number of sexual assaults on different college students faces felony expenses and the Rialto Police Division is accusing two college officers of being conscious of the allegations since September however not disclosing them, authorities mentioned Tuesday, Feb. 22.
The Police Division was made conscious on Feb. 16 that the 17-year-old boy had been sexually assaulting a 15-year-old woman a number of occasions over the previous three months on college grounds, police mentioned in a information launch. When detectives regarded into the allegations, they discovered that two different ladies, ages 15 and 16, had been additionally sexually assaulted by the suspect, police mentioned.
One of many victims reported the assaults to high school officers in September 2021, however police weren't knowledgeable till final week, in keeping with the Police Division.
“The rationale for the delay in reporting from college officers to the Police Division can also be below investigation,” the Police Division mentioned within the launch.
The Rialto Unified Faculty District is conducting an inside investigation into the allegations, mentioned district spokeswoman Syeda Jafri.
“The protection and well-being of scholars is our primary precedence. Accordingly, these allegations are taken with excessive seriousness,” Jafri mentioned in an emailed assertion. “The district will proceed its inside investigation till all of the info associated to this matter are dropped at gentle.
“We may even proceed to work with native authorities as they conduct their very own investigation.”
The suspect was contacted and cited by authorities earlier than being launched to his mother and father, police mentioned. Sexual battery expenses had been pending towards the suspect.
“As well as, felony expenses have been really useful to the San Bernardino County District Lawyer’s Workplace for overview relating to the failure of two college officers to report the incident in accordance with California state mandated reporting legal guidelines,” mentioned the police assertion, which didn't establish the varsity officers..
The Rialto Police Division requested anybody who could have data associated to the incidents to contact Lt. James Mills at 909-820-2632. Witnesses can even anonymously report data by means of WeTip at 800-782-7463.