Ex-Teacher In Newark Accused Of Inappropriate Communications

NEWARK, CA –A former teacher with the Newark Unified School District was arrested, accused of alleged inappropriate communications with minors, according to authorities.

Aaron Holbrook, 42 of San Lorenzo, was charged with six counts of annoying a child younger than 18 years old and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to the Newark Police Department.

Newark police launched the investigation, with the school district's cooperation, after being alerted Sept. 23 to the alleged incidents, the department said.

Six male victims, ranging from 14 to 17 years old, were identified who received "various inappropriate communications," police said, adding that the minors were not students at the school where Holbrook was a teacher.

The case was presented to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, and Holbrook was charged and booked Dec. 7 into the Fremont Police Department Jail, police said.

Holbrook is no longer employed by the Newark Unified School District. Authorities did not release the school where Holbrook worked, however, a web site, Rate My Teacher, listed him as a technology teacher at Newark Junior High School, and the school has him listed in the faculty directory as a Digital Media Arts instructor.

Police also did not disclose how the "inappropriate communications" were sent or the victims' cities of residence.

Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to contact the Newark Police Department Investigations Unit at (510) 578-4988. Information can also be left anonymously on the “Silent Witness” hotline at (510) 578-4965.

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