Crime & Safety
SC Co. College Instructor Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexual Assault
Raymond Ruiz was a contract employee at Mission College at the time of the alleged assault and no longer works for the college, police said.
SANTA CLARA, CA — A Mission College instructor was arrested last week on suspicion of sexually assaulting one of his students, Santa Clara police announced Tuesday in a news release.
Raymond Ruiz, a 68-year-old San Jose resident, was arrested on Thursday after police received information on May 28 that Ruiz allegedly sexually assaulted a 25-year-old woman on multiple occasions in the city of Santa Clara.
The Santa Clara Police Department announced the arrest on Twitter.
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PRESS RELEASE - Sexual Assault Arrest
Date: 7/2/20
Time: 1 p.m.
Arrestee: Raymond Ruiz
Case Number: 20-528117
Anyone with info regarding this incident, or any other similar incidents is asked to contact @SantaClaraPD at 408-615-4812
Full Press Release at https://t.co/V8y4QPXlUN pic.twitter.com/vVXyzzLwUG
— Santa Clara Police (@SantaClaraPD) July 7, 2020
The alleged victim was a student in Ruiz's class at Mission College's Program for Students with Developmental Disabilities. At the time of the alleged assaults, Ruiz was a contract employee and not a permanent member of the staff.
He is no longer a contract employee with the college, police said.
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The Santa Clara Police Department obtained a felony arrest warrant on June 30. Ruiz was taken into custody without incident and booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of three counts of sexual assault.
Anyone with information regarding the case or other similar ones is asked to contact Detective Doug Gerbrandt at (408) 615-4812.
— Bay City News contributed to this report
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