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Angelica Eclar, a 46-year-old former music teacher at an Escondido, California private school, is facing multiple felony charges of sexual misconduct with a minor student off campus.
According to reports, Eclar, who taught music at Escondido Adventist Academy, faces six charges of sexual misconduct. The six charges are for six different alleged encounters that occurred between December 1, 2017, and January 22 2018, while she was an employee at Escondido Adventist Academy.
NBC San Diego reports that of the six instances include one at Eclar’s apartment, one in a lifeguard tower in Oceanside, and four more in Eclar’s car.
Escondido Adventist Academy Principal Larry Rich released a statement saying that Eclar was immediately placed on leave after the school first learned of the incident:
“After hearing of an issue that involved Angelica Eclar, former music teacher at Escondido Adventist Academy, and a student, Eclar was immediately placed on leave. School administrators contacted authorities of the incident and have fully cooperated with them about the investigation.”
If Eclar is convicted, she faces to 60 years behind bars and will be designated as a sexual predator.
Eclar is just the latest teacher to be charged for an alleged relationship with a teenager student. Over the course of just a few months, educators across the country were arrested for entering into an inappropriate relationship with their students, Tennessee teacher Janet Smothers, LaToya Parker, Florida teacher Caroline Lawson, 26-year-old Allyson Moran and Katherine Ross Ridenhour were all arrested on similar charges.
The list goes on to include 22-year-old Oklahoma science teacher Hunter Day, 28-year-old teacher Megan Kotarski, 23-year-old history teacher Michelle Schiffer, 29-year-old Alyssia Marie Reddy, special education teacher Jordan Ondish and 28-year-old Samantha Fitzpatrick have all been allegedly carrying on inappropriate relationships with their students.
In addition, 31-year-old Nicole Marie Andrews, 32-year-old Jessica Langford, 29-year-old Andrea Baber, 27-year-old Robin Dunlap, 27-year-old Jennifer Olajire-Aro have also been charged with these charges.
42-year-old Heather Butts of California was arrested on a second-degree felony charge, Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, a former Christian school teacher, was arrested for having sex with a student, Coine Audiat pleaded no contest to having sex with a minor in 2016 and 23-year-old Darci Lake was arrested for an inappropriate relationship. 27-year-old Brittany Zamora from Arizona was arrested on similar charges. Keri Hoffman, 35, was also arrested for an alleged relationship with a student.
