Special education teacher charged with having sex with 13-year-old student in her car, giving him pot

A Los Angeles typical acquisition coach is accused of having activity pinch a 13-year-old student successful her car and providing minors pinch marijuana — and constabulary judge location whitethorn beryllium different victims.

Colleen Jo Matarico, 43, of  Valley Village, was arrested connected Thursday and charged pinch kid molestation and furnishing marijuana to a minor, according to nan Los Angeles Police Department.

The coach “groomed and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old unfortunate successful her classroom, and later convinced nan unfortunate to person intersexual intercourse successful her vehicle,” constabulary said successful a statement.

Colleen Jo Matarico, 43, was arrested connected Thursday for kid molestation. LAPD

“Detectives judge location are additional, unidentified victims of Matarico who person yet to travel forward,” nan LAPD said successful an entreaty for “additional victims of intersexual assault.”

The section only listed Matarico arsenic “a teacher,” without saying wherever she taught. However, she is listed arsenic a coach astatine John Burroughs Middle School successful nan Hancock Park area of Los Angeles, according to nan school’s website.

She taught astatine John Burroughs Middle School, according to nan school’s website. John Burroughs Middle School

Her LinkedIn profile states she is simply a typical acquisition coach successful nan Los Angeles Unified School District.

The Post has reached retired to schoolhouse officials for comment.

Matarico is charged pinch 5 counts of lewd acts pinch a minor, 2 counts of lewd acts pinch a insignificant 14 aliases 15 years aged and 1 count of furnishing marijuana to a minor.  

She is being held connected a $1.3 cardinal bail.