SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department arrested a Diegueño Middle School employee Sunday night for sex crimes against a minor.
According to a letter from the San Dieguito Union High School District superintendent, Omar Hernandez Galeana worked as a campus supervisor at the middle school for three months and is no longer employed by the district.
The department's press release says Galeana, 21, is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old victim. Deputies say he met the victim outside of school hours on Friday, March 22.
The release also says Galeana was arrested on charges of child molestation and furnishing marijuana to a minor. He was booked into the Vista Detention Facility.
"Because the victim is a minor, the Sheriff’s Department cannot release any further information at this time," the release states.
Superintendent Anne Staffieri wrote in the letter that the district's top priority is student safety.
"We are taking this information seriously and cooperating with law enforcement in every way possible," the letter reads. "The San Diego County Sheriff's Department considers this an ongoing investigation."
The jail log indicates Galeana is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs around 260 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. His bail was set at $1 million, and his arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27.
If you have more information that can help deputies on this case, reach out to the department's Child Abuse Unit at 858-285-6222. You can also contact the sheriff's department at 858-565-5200.
Staffieri informed parents that the district could only share extremely limited information about allegations at this point in the investigation.
On Thursday, March 21, the San Diego Police Department announced it arrested a Mt. Caramel High School teacher on 17 charges related to her inappropriate relationship with a student. Another educator, an associate principal at Hoover High School, was arrested Wednesday, March 20, on child porn charges.
Galeana's arrest marks the third San Diego-area school employee to be accused of sex crimes over the last week.
This is a developing story. ABC 10News has assigned a reporter to gather more information.
