DENVER – A paraeducator at Quist Middle School in Thornton has been charged with s*xual assault on a child after allegedly attractive in a s*xual relationship with a student at the school, consistent with prosecutors.
Cathia Covarrubias Ruiz, 24, faces counts of s*xual assault on a child, s*xual assault on a child – pattern of abuse, and s*xual assault on a child by one in a place of accept as true with, consistent with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. All 3 counts are felonies.
The alleged s*xual courting came about whilst Ruiz was operating as a paraeducator at the school between October 2021 and January of this yr.
Ruiz is because of make a court appearance Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Adams County District Court. According to court docket information, Ruiz was still in prison on Wednesday but had a $20,000 bond set within the case.
27J Schools didn't in an instant respond to a request for remark Wednesday afternoon. No different details about the allegations used to be launched Wednesday.
“All of 27J Schools are very sad and angered by means of the alleged irrelevant courting of a former employee with a pupil. Based on the fees introduced against the defendant, we find this case deeply demanding and demanding.
“Our first precedence is the care and give a boost to of the sufferer. We have offered give a boost to to the sufferer’s circle of relatives and can proceed to provide ongoing give a boost to.
“This topic continues to be beneath investigation and there’s limited information we will percentage. However, as a result of we value transparency with our households, previous this week we reached out to our school mum or dad neighborhood to allow them to know concerning the allegation and the character of legislation enforcement’s investigation.”
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