Southern California teacher accused of sexually abusing student

Riverside County Sheriff’s investigators began investigating allegations of inappropriate contact with a minor at a school in Moreno Valley. Authorities said that between 2017 and 2018, Samantha J. Watson, 41, of Eastvale, had inappropriate contact with a student while working as a teacher at a charter school on Sunnymead Boulevard. On May 22, investigators executed a search warrant on Silent Stream Court and arrested Watson without incident. She was booked on allegations including sending harmful material to a juvenile, oral copulation, and digital penetration. The Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit believes additional victims may exist and urged anyone with information to contact investigators at [phone].

"On Jan. 28, Riverside County Sheriff's investigators began looking into allegations of inappropriate contact with a minor at a school in Moreno Valley, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department."

"Investigators learned that between 2017 to 2018, Samantha J. Watson, a 41-year-old Eastvale resident, had "inappropriate contact" with a student while she worked as a teacher at a charter school in the 23000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard, according to the Sheriff's Department."

"On May 22, investigators executed a search warrant in the 14000 block of Silent Stream Court and arrested Watson without incident, according to authorities. She was booked on allegations of sending harmful material to a juvenile, oral copulation, and digital penetration."

"The Riverside County Sheriff's Special Victims Unit believes there could be more victims and encourages people with information to contact investigators at [phone]."

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