Document: Police found teacher with student in backseat of Dodge Charger
Police officers on patrol allegedly caught a Pebble Hills High School teacher, together with a student, in the backseat of a 2012 Dodge Charge, a criminal complaint states.
38-year-old Gerardo Saucedo is charged with Improper Relationship between Educator and Student. Saucedo is on administrative leave, a Socorro Independent School District spokesperson confirmed.
The criminal complaint states police officers were checking up on businesses during a routine patrol at about 11:30 pm on November 13, 2017. The officers noticed the Charger and another vehicle parked behind a business closed for the night. When the officers approached the Charger, they allegedly noticed Saucedo and a girl in the backseat.
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Saucedo identified himself as an SISD teacher and the girl identified herself as a student in the same district, the document states. The girl allegedly told the officers she and Saucedo had been kissing and touching each other in the backseat. The girl clarified they were not having sex in the backseat, but had engaged in sexual intercourse in the past, the document states.
Under interrogation, the girl told detectives she and Saucedo started kissing in Saucedo’s classroom during her freshman year in school. They kissed at least twice per week throughout that school year, the girl allegedly said.
The girl further stated, that in October of 2017, her relationship with Saucedo developed into a sexual relationship. The girl and Saucedo allegedly had sex on two separate occasions, the criminal complaint states.
Detectives allegedly retrieved text messages between Saucedo and the girl alluding to an ongoing sexual relationship. Police arrested Saucedo November 20, 2017 and booked him into the El Paso County Jail.
The Socorro Independent School District emailed ABC-7 the following statement: “The safety and security of our students is our number one priority! The district is working with authorities to thoroughly investigate and will take all necessary action to ensure the safety and security of our students at Pebble Hills High School.”
Detectives are asking anyone who may have had an improper relationship with Saucedo to contact El Paso Police investigators at 915.212.0382.
