Mika Yoneda, Woodland high school teacher teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with Monterey County teen student in California.
A California teacher at a Monterey County area school is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student according to to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Mika Yoneda, 25, who taught at Woodland High School and who had been actively employed as an English teacher was on Tuesday arrested on the grounds of the school.
The sheriff’s office said it received a report of a male ‘juvenile’ student at North Monterey County High School allegedly involved in a ‘sexual misconduct situation’ with an educator.
Sexual predator accused of betraying her position of trust, power and authority to prey on juvenile boy
The agency determined Yoneda who had worked at that campus in 2022 was that teacher before leaving the following year. She reportedly worked as a private tutor in addition to working as a teacher, FOX40 reported.
Monterey County Sheriff, Tina Nieto said her office did an investigation and determined the allegations against Yoneda were legitimate and after determining a probable cause existed, initiated her arrest, KCRA reported.
Following the female educator’s arrest, the Woodland Joint Unified School District issued the following statement:
‘The safety of our students and staff is our number one priority. At this time, we are not aware of any WJUSD students who are connected to this criminal investigation. However, we are cooperating with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and the teacher has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigation.’
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is now seeking to determine if there were additional victims and has asked anyone who may have ‘violated’ to step forward.
Not immediately clear is what led to the female educator allegedly betraying her position of trust, power and authority to prey on the teen boy.
Yoneda who is now on ‘administrative leave’ is being held on bail of $1,500,000 and faces several charges, including; arranging to meet with a minor, contacting a minor with intent to have sex, sex with a minor, lewd acts with a child and sodomy of a person under 18, KSBW reported.
The sheriff’s office said it is not aware of any incidents involving students from the Woodland area, and it asks anyone with information about the case to call Sergeant Nicholas Kennedy at 831-755-3773.
