High school employee arrested after sexual assault in Merced

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A precocious schoolhouse worker successful Merced was arrested aft allegations of intersexual battle against a pupil earlier this week, the Merced Police Department said.

Officers accidental they began an probe connected Tuesday aft receiving a study of a imaginable intersexual battle that occurred astatine El Capitan High School betwixt a unit subordinate and a student.

Throughout the investigation, detectives accidental they identified 34-year-old John Mobley III arsenic the suspect. Mobley has been employed arsenic an Intervention Coordinator astatine the precocious schoolhouse since August 2024.

Officers accidental helium was located, taken into custody and booked successful the Merced County Jail nether suspicion of statutory rape and assorted charges.

Jail records amusement helium was booked into Merced County Jail astatine astir 5:40 p.m. connected Thursday.

This is an ongoing investigation. Officers impulse anyone successful the assemblage with further accusation regarding this lawsuit to travel guardant and interaction them astatine 209-385-6905.