Jacqueline Ma, a former teacher of the year in San Diego County, has been sentenced to between 30 years to life for grooming and sexually assaulting two young boys. Utilizing her position at Lincoln Acres Elementary, Ma manipulated her victims with gifts and special attention. She set up unauthorized communication methods to evade parental controls. Pleading guilty to multiple charges, Ma's actions were uncovered when a mother found inappropriate messages on a tablet. The case highlights the severe violation of trust in educational environments, with lasting impacts on her young victims.
"This defendant violated the trust she had with her students in the most extreme and traumatic way possible and her actions are despicable..." Dist. Atty. Summer Stephan.
"Ma took advantage of her role as a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary to manipulate her victims, luring them with gifts and special attention."
"She pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible lewd acts on a child, one count of a lewd act on a child, and one count of possessing child sexual abuse material."
"Prosecutors said Ma performed sexual acts on the boy in her classroom over a three-month period, while his parents thought he was participating in an after-school basketball program."
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