Hernandez was arrested after he was allegedly caught in the backseat of a vehicle with the year-old victim. Both Hernandez and the victim admitted to being in a "dating relationship. The suspect, year-old Mariano Hernandez, was employed as a Behavior Interventionist at Benson Elementary, officials said.
Hernandez was arrested Tuesday after officers responded to the area of Westwood Avenue and Riviera Drive on a report on potential sexual activity inside a vehicle. Responding officers located Hernandez and a girl in the backseat, who was later identified as a year-old student at Foothill High School.
Authorities said Hernandez and the year-old both admitted to meeting at Foothill High School and being in a "dating relationship" for "a few weeks. Hernandez was arrested and booked into the Santa Ana Jail on various sexual assault-related charges.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims or witnesses to the crime. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective M. Tapia at , mtapia santa-ana. Information for this story is from the Santa Ana Police Department. David Pearce, a self-described "entertainment professional," faces a sentence of up to life in prison for his crimes, which included the rapes of seven women across more than a decade.
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