A highschool security officer in Santa Ana was arrested this week on suspicion of kid molestation, police stated in a press release.
Santa Ana police started investigating David Escobar, 44, of Santa Ana, after a lady reported that Escobar sexually molested her on a number of events when she was 4 years previous. The investigation led to a different lady who informed police that Escobar sexually assaulted her when she was a young person, the Santa Ana police assertion stated.
Escobar is a district security officer at Saddleback Excessive Faculty and was arrested whereas on campus, police stated. He has been positioned on administrative go away, stated district spokesman Fermin Leal. Security officers are unarmed civilians employed by the district to reply to safety issues on campus, in accordance with the district’s web site.
Escobar additionally beforehand labored as an after-school program coordinator for the town of Santa Ana, from 1996 to 2011, police stated.
It was not instantly clear if Escobar is represented by an lawyer. He’s being held on the Theo Lacy jail in lieu of $1-million bail.