School Secretary Arrested for Rape of Boy

(San Bernardino, California) Secretary Christel Puentes Ochoa, 23, at San Bernardino High School was arrested Wednesday and charged with four counts of statutory rape of one boy, a misdemeanor charge of annoying or molesting a second boy, and influencing a witness by force or threat. On Thursday, Ochoa appeared in San Bernardino Superior Court and pleaded not guilty.

Ochoa is currently at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga with bail set at $150,000. She could be sentenced to six years in prison, if convicted.


[Update 12/16/05]

Ochoa agrees to a plea bargain and pleads guilty to one count of statutory rape.