Thomas Beltran
Posted by: Webmaster in California, English Teachers, ME-FV, Middle Schools(05/05/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Thomas Arthur Beltran, 60, a seventh-grade English teacher at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, California has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing at least four female students, according to police.
Beltran came to the attention of authorities on Friday when a 12-year-old girl accompanied by her parents, told Detectives she had been repeatedly molested by her school teacher and in the classroom. During the course of the interview detectives came to the conclusion that there are possibly additional victims.
As the investigation expanded investigators found three other girls, all 12-years-old, who made similar allegations including one who said that she had been molested for more than a year.
Beltran was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts involving children under the age of 14 and continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, with his bail set at $1.1 million.
Beltran has reportedly been with the school district for 30 years and taught at Lincoln Middle School for 20 years.
This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the Santa Monica Police Department Detectives at (310) 458-8451 (M – F, 8 AM – 5 PM) or the Communications Center at (310) 458-8491 (during non-business hours). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call the SMPD Detectives Tip Line at (310) 458-8449 or the WeTip hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463).
06/06/08 - Additional Charges
Thomas Beltran, already facing 14 felony charges alleging the sexual abuse of five girls, is being charged with nine additional counts alleging lewd acts with a child and continuous sexual abuse involving three more girls.
Beltran remains jailed with bail set at $3.3 million and possibly going higher with the new charges.
The latest set of charges allege the girls were sexually abused between 2000 and 2004.
The original set of charges against Beltran allege the crimes occurred between 2004 and April 30 of this year.
References:
9 more molestation counts against Santa Monica teacher (06/06/08)
Santa Monica Teacher Faces New Molestation Charges (06/06/08)
Santa Monica teacher faces 9 more abuse charges (06/06/08)
TEACHER ARRESTED FOR CHILD MOLESTATION (05/04/08) (Santa Monica PD Press Release)
Cops Nab Veteran Teacher For Alleged Molestation (05/05/08)
Teacher jailed over sex claim (05/04/08)
Police: Santa Monica teacher molested 4 girls (05/04/08)
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May 28th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Let’s all remember that people are innocent until proven guilty.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Both my sister and I attended Lincoln Middle school many years ago, I had Mr. Beltran for only one semester and my sister had him for 2 years. We noticed nothing of this sort of conduct and or behavior. He was very helpful and cared for his students, we are still very shocked and if in fact this allegations did occur we’ll be sadden by the way that his 30 yrs as an instructor will come to an end.
May 5th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
What a tragedy for this to happen
May 5th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
In go to Lincoln Middle School and is Mr. Beltrans home base president. I am ashamed to be representing such a astonishing cause. He was such a nice man and I dont get how this is possible. I feel for his wife and for whatever kids have been a victum of this.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I went to Lincoln and he was my teacher. He was a very diligent and well respected teacher for many years. I think these allegations are false. It doesn’t make sense that he would be accused of this after teaching for more than 20 years.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
i go to lincoln and i think that mr.beltran is a really bad influence put after reading that his daughter had cancier and died