HAYWARD — A Cal State East Bay health coach has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a pupil inside a locked workplace on campus final August, courtroom information present.
Erick Nicoletti, 51, of Danville, was charged in September with sexual battery by restraint and false imprisonment, each felonies, and one misdemeanor rely of sexual battery. The charging paperwork allege that Nicoletti touched the girl’s non-public components and used a vibrating wand on her genitals with out her consent, then tried to forcibly kiss her.
Nicoletti pleaded not responsible at a September arraignment listening to and is out of custody on $60,000 bail, courtroom information present. His subsequent courtroom date has been set for Oct. 28. His legal professional didn't instantly reply to a request for touch upon the allegations.
Nicoletti was fired from his place as a health coach on the Recreation and Wellness Middle at CSU East Bay in Hayward, the place he taught yoga and different bodily training lessons, mentioned Kimberly Hawkins, a spokeswoman for the college. For the reason that costs had been filed, a decide has ordered him to steer clear of the college, based on Alameda County prosecutors.
“On August 25, the college took quick motion after a criticism towards the worker was made. That hourly intermittent worker not works at Cal State East Bay,” Hawkins mentioned in an e-mail to this newspaper. She later added, “Cal State East Bay helps any member of our neighborhood who has skilled sexual assault and encourages them to contact our Pupil Middle for Well being and Counseling Providers. Please report any sexual misconduct to College Police or the Title IX workplace.”
Police allege that the sufferer — a lady referred to solely as Jane Doe in courtroom filings — visited Nicoletti on Aug. 25 for assist with muscle soreness in her arm. As a substitute, the girl informed police Nicoletti started groping her buttocks and her non-public components whereas complimenting her physique. The girl informed investigators he then forcibly kissed her, and that she was “in shock” and scared to battle again.
“(Doe) felt restrained because of the bodily dimension distinction between (her) and (Nicoletti), (Nicoletti) falsely performing in an expert capability, and her place on the bottom with (Nicoletti) leaning over her,” CSU East Bay police Officer Jonathan Duong wrote in a possible trigger assertion. The girl positively recognized Nicoletti by means of a web-based employment picture, the officer wrote.
Earlier than the alleged sexual assault, Nicoletti allegedly locked the door to the workplace and informed the girl to not fear about individuals disturbing them. She informed police that’s when she began getting frightened.
“Our protected phrase can be ‘Rapunzel,'” Nicoletti allegedly informed the girl earlier than the sexual assault, based on police.
When police tried to talk with Nicoletti, he declined on the advise of his legal professional, based on authorities.