The pinnacle coach of a Santa Ana highschool was arrested after being accused of sending inappropriate textual content messages to a former scholar, and Santa Ana police stated they imagine he might have focused different underage victims.
Aaron Raya, 28, is the top monitor and area coach, a soccer coach and a substitute trainer at Godinez Excessive Faculty, in accordance with a information launch from the Santa Ana Police Division.
On Sunday, a mom alerted authorities that her underage daughter acquired inappropriate textual content messages from Raya.
Investigators realized that Raya had contacted the woman through the faculty yr to debate monitor and area occasions, however after commencement he allegedly started to contact her “in a sexual method and tried to fulfill her,” in accordance with the Santa Ana Police Division. Detectives with the Particular Crimes unit realized about two further former college students at Godinez Excessive Faculty who additionally allegedly acquired sexual textual content messages from Raya, police stated.
Police arrested Raya at his dwelling, and he was booked into an Orange County jail for what authorities described solely as a “sex-related cost.” His bail was set at $100,000.
Anybody with details about Raya or the investigation can contact investigators at (714) 245-8346 or at mthomas@santa-ana.org. Further suggestions might be despatched to Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS.
