School Assistant Arrested for Child Sex Crimes; Photo Released as Other Victims May Exist
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at approximately 9:00am
INCIDENT: PC 288.3(a) Contacting a Minor to Commit a Sex Act
PC 287(b)(1) Oral Copulation of a Person Under 18 Years
PC 261.5(c) Unlawful Sex with a Minor 3 or More Years Younger than Defendant
LOCATION: City of Victorville
VICTIM: Confidential Juvenile
SUSPECT: Chantalle Jaramillo, Age 36, Resident of Victorville
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigations Division - Crimes Against Children Detail investigated allegations of inappropriate conduct with a minor by a Bilingual Assistant at Oak Hills High School in Hesperia. Detectives identified Bilingual Assistant, Chantalle Jaramillo as the suspect. At the conclusion of the investigation, Jaramillo was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto for violation of PC 288.3(a) Contacting a Minor to Commit a Sex Act, PC 287(b)(1) Oral Copulation of a Person Under 18 Years, and PC 261.5(c) Unlawful Sex with a Minor 3 or More Years Younger than Defendant in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are releasing Jaramillo’s booking photograph. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Katie Merrill 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 leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective Katie Merrill
Station: Specialized Investigations Division – Crimes Against Children Detail
Phone No. (909) 890-4904
Case No. 602400098
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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San Bernardino, CA 92408
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