SoCal Teacher Accused of Molesting San Diego Teen

Lucas Drake, 36, an English teacher at Colton High School in Yucaipa, Calif., met a 15-year-old boy online and later met him in San Diego County

An English teacher at a Southern California high school was arrested Thursday for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a 15-year-old boy from San Diego whom he met online.

Lucas Michael Drake, 36, was taken into custody by police detectives in Yucaipa, California, on child molestation charges, including contacting a juvenile for sex.

Since Jan. 20, the Yucaipa Police Department and Chula Vista Police Department had been working together to investigate Drake – a teacher at Yucaipa’s Colton High School, a campus of about 3,300 students located six miles away from San Bernardino.

During the investigation, the Yucaipa Police Department says detectives discovered Drake had been communicating with a teenager online.

He later met that teen in San Diego County and took the teen to his home in Yucaipa, where he allegedly engaged in sex acts with the minor.

On Thursday, detectives executed a search warrant at Drake’s home. There, authorities found more evidence of molestation.

Drake was booked into the West Valley Detention Center on $100,000 bail. He is set to be arraigned on Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court.

There may be more victims in this case. Detectives are asking anyone with information involving similar incidents to call the Yucaipa Police Department Detective Bureau at (909) 918-2325 or the anonymous tip line 1-800-78-CRIME.
 

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