OAN Staff Abril Elfi
5:52 PM – Wednesday, November 13, 2024
A former Los Angeles County middle school special education teacher has pleaded not guilty to allegations of lewd acts and ongoing sexual abuse of an underage male student.
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On Tuesday, Colleen Jo Matarico, 43, pleaded not guilty to eight felony counts, including five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under age 14, two felony counts of lewd act upon a child age 14 or 15, and one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance to a minor.
In this case, she reportedly provided marijuana to the underage student.
According to prosecutors, Matarico committed the sex crimes between last year and this year.
She appeared in a Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, and Judge Susan J. De Witt ruled that her…
