A Southern California high school choir director was greeted by police officers after agreeing to meet with a 17-year-old student on suspicion of sexual activity.
According to the Santa Ana Police Department, officers responded to Santa Ana High School around 6 p.m. Friday after receiving a report of a student having an inappropriate relationship with a teacher.
When contacted, the boy, a senior at the school, reported that he had been having a sexual relationship with Yesenia Navarro Garcia, 37, the director of the vocal music program and choir teacher at Santa Ana High School, over a period of about six years. A few months.
“During the investigation, the victim texted Mr. Garcia to meet him at a location in Santa Ana and upon arrival, he was detained by officers,” the Santa Ana Police Department said in a statement. “Garcia admitted to all sexual acts reported by the victim.”
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Police said Garcia, an Orange resident, had been employed as a full-time choir teacher for about five years.
She was booked into the Santa Ana Jail on multiple sexual assault-related charges, with bail set at $100,000.
Detectives believe there may be other victims or witnesses to the crime and anyone with information should contact Detective M. Tapia at 714-245-8379 or Orange County People are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-OCCS.
As of this article’s publication, Garcia’s profile remains on the Santa Ana High School Choir webpage.
That’s in addition to her serving as director of the SAHS Alumni Choir since 2017, as well as several other schools in Southern California, including Raymond Cree Middle School in Palm Springs, El Sol Academy of Sciences and Arts in Santa Ana, and Garden Grove. This shows that he has also worked at that school. primary school.
