A teacher's aide at Presidio School in Midtown has been arrested on suspicion of sexual conduct with a minor.
Pima County Sheriff's Department Crimes Against Children Unit was contacted by the Tucson Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 23, regarding allegations of sexual conduct with a minor.
The allegation involved a teacher's aide at the school, according to a news release from Pima County Sheriff's Department.
PCSD detectives met with TPD detectives at the school.
They determined that the alleged incident happened in late December, offsite from the school's campus between a 16-year-old male and a 22-year-old female aide.
The aide was identified as Isabella Lopez, whose bond was set at $50,000.
"If the genders were reversed there would not be a question about a very high bond," a member of prosecution said in a bond hearing.
Detectives also served a search warrant at Lopez's home and evidence was collected as part of the investigation, the news release said.
Presidio School released the following statement:
“Presidio had no knowledge of the situation until it was brought to our attention by authorities. Once the Presidio administration was made aware of the employee's alleged involvement in their investigation, the employee in question was turned over to investigators, employment was terminated, and statements of allegations were reported to state entities. Presidio remains fully committed to cooperating with the Tucson Police Department and Pima County Sheriff's Department investigators.”
The investigation is ongoing.
