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Thursday May 25th, 2023 :: 03:01 p.m. PDT

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Victorville Teacher Arrested after Investigation into Report of Sexual Misconduct with a Student

DATE: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

INCIDENT: PC 261.5 (c) Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor

LOCATION: 12000 block of Amberwood Lane, Victorville, CA

SUSPECT(S): Noah Padilla, 24-year-old resident of Victorville

VICTIM(S): 17-year-old female

SUMMARY: On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigations Division - Crimes Against Children Detail and the Victorville Sheriff's Station investigated allegations of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor by a teacher at Victor Valley High School. The victim was identified as a 17-year-old student at the school.

Detectives identified Victor Valley High School teacher, Noah Padilla, as the suspect. At the conclusion of the investigation, Padilla was arrested and booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino for violation of PC 261.5(c).  Padilla is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail. Investigators and the Victor Valley Union High School District worked cooperatively to ensure a thorough investigation was completed.

Padilla’s booking photograph is being released and any additional victims or anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Thomas Hollenbaugh of the Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children Detail at (909) 890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave the information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com. 

Refer: Detective Thomas Hollenbaugh 

Station: Specialized Investigation Division -  Crimes Against Children Detail

Phone No. (909) 387-3617

Case No. DR# 072301780 C#2023-049

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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