November 16, 2024— Santa Ana Police have arrested a 37-year-old high school choir teacher on charges of s*xual assault involving her student.
On November 15, 2024, at approximately 6 p.m., Santa Ana Police Officers responded to Santa Ana High School regarding a report of a student involved in an inappropriate relationship with a teacher.
Upon contact, the victim, a 17-year-old senior, reported that he had been having s*xual relations with his choir teacher for approximately six months.
The suspect was identified as Yessenia Navarro Garcia (37) of Orange. Garcia has been employed by Santa Ana High School for approximately five years as a full-time choir teacher.
During the investigation, the victim texted Garcia to meet at a location in Santa Ana, and upon her arrival, she was taken into custody by officers. Garcia admitted to all of the sexual acts that the victim reported. Garcia was booked at the Santa Ana Jail on several sexual assault-related charges, and her bail was set at $100,000.00.
Detectives believe there could be additional victims or witnesses to the crime. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective M. Tapia at 714-245-8379, mtapia@santa-ana.org, or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
Ugh great teacher
My daughter loved her
what a bummer
It’s hard to fathom why some teachers do this. Her life is ruined and she caused harm to that student.
Might want to have a hard conversation with your daughter just to make sure she wasn’t a victim, also. If the Police believe there are more victims and stating that, there is a high probability they know more then they are letting released and either haven’t concluded that part of investigation, or know of more victims, just not enough evidence atm.