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National City 'Teacher of the Year' arrested for sexual misconduct with a child
Jacqueline Ma, a teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary in the National City School District, was charged with six felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.
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The investigation stemmed from concerns of a mother who reported to National City police that her 13-year-old child may have an inappropriate relationship with a former teacher
An award-winning elementary school teacher in San Diego's South Bay was arrested Tuesday on child sex abuse charges, according to the National City School District.
Jacqueline Ma, a 6th-grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School, faces three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, and three counts of oral copulation with a child under 14, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Department records.
Ma, 34, was booked at the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility, according to the sheriff's department.
District Superintendent Leighangela Brady sent NBC 7 a statement Tuesday evening confirming Ma was arrested on campus at around 8 a.m., away from students. The district is only aware of one alleged victim and they are no longer a student in the district, according to Brady.
Investigators have not detailed when the alleged abuse occurred. The National City Police Department launched the investigation after a parent reported Monday concerns her 13-year-old child possibly had an inappropriate relationship with a former teacher.
"We know that our entire school community is as stunned as we were by this news. The district will cooperate with law enforcement and cannot comment any further on the pending investigation. We will continue to do everything possible to keep our students’ safety, needs, and education first and foremost," Brady's statement read, in part.
In a letter to parents, Brady said the district was working on hiring a substitute teacher to replace Ma, and asked anyone with information on the case to contact NCPD Sgt. Roberto Gonzalez at 619-336-4457.
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