Capo Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Sexting Student

A math teacher at Capistrano Valley High School was arrested Monday for allegedly sexting a teenage student.

Justin Verducci, 25, of Irvine, was arrested on suspicion of child annoyance and sexual communication with a known minor online. The relationship came to light when the parents of a 16-year-old girl discovered several inappropriate text messages on their daughter’s phone, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Jeff Hallock.

“The text messages were sexual in nature and exchanged between their daughter and Verducci,” Hallock said in a written statement. “Investigators collected evidence and obtained information over the weekend before contacting Verducci this morning.”

Verducci was arrested in front of his Irvine home Monday. He was booked into Orange County Jail and is being held on $20K bail. Verducci is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

Anyone with information regarding additional victims is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victim’s Unit at (714) 647-7418 or (714) 647-7000. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS (855-847-6227) or at occrimestoppers.org.