Assistant principal, 42, at California high school is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl when she was 7 and 8
Matthew Lin Johnson, 42, was detained by officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff s Office on Thursday afternoon
The Apple Valley man was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14
Johnson is currently being held at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 17 The victim and suspect are known to each other, sheriff s spokesperson Cindy Bachman said
Southern California assistant principal suspected of molesting child
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Matthew Lin Johnson. Photo: San Bernardino County Sheriff.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - An assistant principal at a Southern California high school has been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly molesting a young girl over at least two years, authorities said.
Matthew Lin Johnson could face charges including lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, according to booking records cited by the Victorville Daily Press. Johnson, 42, could not be reached for comment and it wasn t known Sunday if he has an attorney.
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An assistant principal at a high school in San Bernardino County has been arrested on charges of repeatedly sexually abusing a girl who was 7 and 8 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, authorities said.
Matthew Lin Johnson, a 42-year-old assistant principal at Oak Hills High School, was charged last week with continuous sexual abuse of a minor, including lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Johnson was booked at the county jail and was being held without bail.
There is no evidence at this time Johnson has had any “inappropriate contact with students at the school,” authorities said.