Crime & Safety
Sex Charges Filed Against Former Teacher
James Pinckard, 56, of Murrieta, is charged with 13 counts of unlawful sex with a minor, whom police say was a former student of his.
Formal charges have been brought against a former Temecula teacher for allegedly carrying on a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old former middle school student.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office has charged James Pinckard, 56, with 13 counts of unlawful sex with a minor more than three years younger. He is also charged with one count of oral copulation with a minor and indecent exposure.
Pinckard has been out on bail following his Nov. 3 arrest when Murrieta police allege they found him and the female victim parked in his van behind an industrial complex. Read more about the circumstances surrounding .
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Murrieta police investigators allege the victim was a former student of his at James L. Day Middle School in Temecula. He has since resigned from his position. To read about it, .
Pinckard is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 3 at the Southwest Justice Center, when he is expected to plead guilty or not guilty to the charges.
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