School Employee Accused of Sex Crime Involving Teen Girl

The school district released a statement to parents to tell them of the arrest

A school district employee in Hesperia has been arrested after an investigation into allegations that he committed lewd acts involving a 15-year-old girl, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.

Hesperia Unified School District employee Adrian Toriz, 28, is accused of committing lewd acts with the victim for at least one year. Toriz, who was employed as a campus assistant at Ranchero Middle School, was arrested Friday.

Toriz faces charges of committing lewd acts on a child and oral copulation. He is being held on $750,000 bail.

The school district released a statement to parents to tell them of the arrest.

A court date was scheduled for Tuesday, according to jail records. It was not immediately clear whether Toriz obtained an attorney.

Anyone with additional information about this investigation should contact Detective Guerra at 909-387-3615.

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