Fremont Elementary School Teacher Arraigned On Lewd Charges

FREMONT, CA — A 63-year-old Fremont man who has been a longtime elementary school teacher was arraigned last month on one felony count of a lewd act upon a child, Fremont police said Tuesday.

Reynaldo Lorenzana was arraigned April 26 in connection with a sexual assault of a fifth-grade student eight or nine years ago when the suspect was an elementary school teacher in the Fremont Unified School District, police said. The victim is now an adult, police said.

"At least two additional independent victims had also come forward, however their cases occurred outside the statute of limitations for prosecution," police said in a news release. "These additional victims will have an opportunity to testify in court to support the current criminal case."

Lorenzana has worked at the Fremont district since September 2005, teaching at Forest Park and Chadbourne elementary schools, and was also employed teaching elementary age children for a private tutoring company from 2010 to 2012.

The victim in the case told police the assaults happened at school and during tutoring sessions.

Lorenzana was charged on April 13 and arraigned April 26.

He was booked at the Fremont City Jail on May 7, then released. On Monday he had a hearing where the judge set his bail at $100,000, with his plea hearing scheduled for May 24. He will have the opportunity to post bail before the plea hearing to remain out of custody, police said.

Any additional victims are urged to contact Detective Tony Holguin at aholguin@fremont.gov or call 510-790-6900.

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