High School Teacher and Coach Accused Of Having Sex With Student
A high school geography teacher in La Mesa has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 16-year-old girl in a hotel room, according to a news report in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Gary Wilcox, 43, who was also the girl’s soccer coach at Helix High School, has taught at the school for almost 13 years and has been put on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation into the La Mesa sex crime, the newspaper reports.
Wilcox is said to have had sex at least once with the girl, who is now 18 and still a student at the high school, the article states. School officials reportedly released a statement saying they were shocked at the allegations. Wilcox is being held on $70,000 bail and reportedly admitted to having sex with the girl to officers. A third person is said to have reported the incident to officials.
In this case, the teacher reportedly admitted to “committing the crime,” which here is child sex abuse charges. Admitting to these alleged offenses can spell the end of a person’s career, especially for a teacher who is all the time interacting with minors. If convicted of this crime, Mr. Wilcox will lose his job, possibly face jail time and will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
The allegation of a sex crime, especially when it involves a child or a minor is an extremely serious allegation that could not only affect your job, career and future but even your family life and personal relationships. A San Diego sex crime conviction can make you an outcast in society making it difficult even to find a place to live.
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