Yesenia Navarro Garcia, the 37-year-old choir director at Santa Ana High School, was arrested on Saturday and charged with sexual assault with one of her students.
From the Santa Ana Police Department press release:
On November 15, 2024, at approximately 6 p.m., Santa Ana Police Officers responded to Santa Ana High School regarding a report of a student involved in an inappropriate relationship with a teacher.
Upon contact, the victim, a 17-year-old senior, reported that he had been having sexual relations with his choir teacher for approximately six months. The suspect was identified as Yessenia Navarro Garcia (37) of Orange.
Garcia has been employed by Santa Ana High School for approximately five years as a full-time choir teacher. During the investigation, the victim texted Garcia to meet at a location in Santa Ana, and upon her arrival, she was taken into custody by officers. Garcia admitted to all of the sexual acts that the victim reported. Garcia was booked at the Santa Ana Jail on several sexual assault-related charges, and her bail was set at $100,000.00.
