SANTA ANA, CA. (THECOUNT) — Century High School volleyball coach, Omar Rojas, has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with “several” female students who were underage at the time, Santa Ana police announced.
Rojas, 28, “is also currently employed as a District Safety Officer for the Santa Ana Unified School District,” authorities said in a statement issued Tuesday morning, adding that Rojas was not an officer when the alleged crimes occurred in 2015.
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According to a press release, the investigation began when school district police contacted the Santa Ana Police Department after one of the victims came forward last week.
Rojas is accused of having the victims excused from class and meeting them for sexual activity on campus.
“He is basically a predator,” Santa Ana Police Department Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. “He took advantage of his position. He went and got these girls out of class based on his position of trust and while at school he went to a location in the school where he had sexual encounters with these females.”
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The victims were reportedly between the ages of 15 and 17 at the time of the alleged crimes.
After being arrested and confessing, he was booked on multiple sexual assault charges, police said. His bail was set at $1,000,000.
Rojas has since appeared in court, where he entered a not guilty plea.