A former Salinas High biology teacher is charged with having sex with a 17-year-old girl for the second time in six years.
Juan Govea was charged with felony sexual assault on a minor, five years after charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with the same minor were dismissed after victim refused to testify.
According to a 2017 interview with the Monterey County DA's Office, prosecutors are allowed two dismissals in a felony case, which opened up the door for the woman at the center of the case to change her mind down the road.
Now, new charges have been filed regarding his relationship with the same minor: Two counts of oral copulation with a minor.