Jesus Barcenas
Posted by: Webmaster in Elementary Schools, ME-FV, Substitute Teachers, Washington(12/24/07 - Initial BBT Report)
Jesus Barcenas, 26, a substitute teacher at Adams Elementary School in Wapato, Washington has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 12 year old student.
Reportedly Barcenas taught fifth-grade at the school for several years and this year is working as a substitute at the same school.
Police allege that the suspect met the victim at Adams Elementary when she was 11-years-old, had sex with her at least five times over the course of a year including once in his classroom, began dating her mother and ultimately moved into their home. He came to the attention of authorities when the girl informed her mother of the alleged sexual abuse and the mother called police.
12/26/07 - Barcenas Officially Charged
Jesus Barcenas has been charged in Yakima County Superior Court on two counts of first-degree child rape and three counts of second-degree child rape.
Court documents indicate that the alleged victim told police that Barcenas “brainwashed” her into engaging in sex acts with him in his classroom and at her home for more than a year. Reportedly she also told police that he continued having sex with her after he began dating her mother and moved into their home this summer.
Reportedly the girl has told investigators that Barcenas once had sex with her in her mother’s bedroom.
Bail for Jesus Barcenas was set at $200,000 with trial reportedly set for February 11th.
References:
Wapato Elementary Teacher Charged with Child Rape (12/26/07)
Wapato Teacher Charged With Child Rape & Molestation (12/24/07)
12-year-old says teacher ‘brainwashed’ her into sex (12/24/07)
Wapato teacher arrested for having sex with student (12/22/07)
Substitute teacher in Wapato faces sex charges (12/22/07)
Yakima Police arrest substitute teacher suspected of child rape (12/22/07)
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