The Orange County District Attorney's Office is seeking the public's help identifying potential additional victims of David Michael Bruce, a former junior high school drama teacher charged with sexually assaulting six boys under the age of 15.
Bruce, 65, is charged with nine felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 and two felony counts of lewd acts on a child age 14 or 15. If convicted, Bruce up to 125 years to life in state prison, prosecutors said.
Bruce was employed as a drama teacher at Sycamore Junior High School in Anaheim at the time of the allegations. He retired in 2010, but worked as a substitute teacher at the school until 2013, officials said.
The assaults allegedly took place between Aug. 1, 1996, and June 30, 2011, authorities said.
Bruce was arrested on Sept. 9 after a sibling of one of the victims made an allegation to the Anaheim Police Department. The suspect was released from custody the same day after posting $100,000 bail.
A subsequent investigation by the Anaheim Police Department led to the discovery of the five additional victims, resulting in Bruce's re-arrest on Sept. 30 on a $1 million arrest warrant.
Bruce is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 29.
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Anyone with information or who believes they may have been a victim is encouraged to contact APD Detective Cashell at (714) 765-1972 or OCDA Supervising District Attorney Investigator Mark Gutierrez at (714) 347-8794.
