A California special education teacher is accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student. The Los Angeles teacher also had sex with the underage boy in her classroom and provided him with marijuana, according to police.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested 43-year-old Colleen Jo Matarico.
Matarico is in custody on $1.3 million bail.
Police said in a statement that Matarico of Valley Village “groomed and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old victim in her classroom, and later convinced the victim to have sexual intercourse in her vehicle.”
Police said the special education teacher also provided marijuana to the boy and added that “detectives believe there are additional, unidentified victims of Matarico who have yet to come forward.”
Matarico was charged with five counts of lewd acts with a minor, two counts of lewd acts with a minor 14 or 15 years old, and one count of furnishing marijuana to a…
