YUCAIPA – A high school Spanish teacher, accused of having sex with a teen-age student, will be arraigned in Superior Court on Tuesday.
One day after county sheriff’s authorities received a tip on an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and an under-age student, Sheila Heacock, 44, was arrested on charges of felony oral copulation with a minor, penetration by a foreign object, contact with a minor to commit an offense, and unlawful sexual intercourse
School officials confirmed to investigators that Heacock, 44, who is also known as Sheila Roostai, has taught for 18 years in the Yucaipa school district.
One day after learning about the alleged relationship, Yucaipa Sheriff’s investigators confirmed it with the 16-year-male student. It was revealed that the initial contact took place in January and lasted through March, said Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
Bachman said the reports are the Heacock drove the victim to a remote location, some 10 miles from the high school location, where the alleged events took place. She said none of the actions occurred on school grounds, nor at the teen’s home, nor at Heacock’s home. Heacock, who has taught at three different elementary school campuses over the past three years before moving on to Yucaipa High School, is being held on $100,000 bail.
Investigators from the Crimes Against Children Detail, who learned about the possible relationship from a district administrator, are seeking other possible victims during the course of their ongoing investigation.
Heacock was arrested on Thursday night, according to reports, and was booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino. On Friday, she was released on bail. She has been placed on administrative leave.
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