Crime & Safety
Tutor Accused of Sex With Male Student to Stand Trial
Alejandro Rodriguez, a former tutor Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
IMPERIAL BEACH, CA: A 20-year-old tutor at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach charged with having unlawful sex with an underage male student must stand trial on four felony charges, a Chula Vista judge ruled Thursday.
Alejandro Rodriguez faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
Rodriguez was arrested March 9 and posted $60,000 bail.
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The alleged sexual assaults occurred on Feb. 21 and Feb. 28 of this year, according to a criminal complaint.
A judge set a readiness conference for June 30 and trial was scheduled for Aug. 15.
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Two other men who worked at Mar Vista High, Edward Aaron Mendoza and Martin Albert Gallegos, have also been charged in separate cases with having sex with students.
Mendoza, a former football coach, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a ninth-grade girl.
Gallegos, a former ROTC instructor at Mar Vista, is accused of having sex with a 12th-grade female student on multiple occasions.
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