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Yuba City Police Arrested High School Teacher On Molest Charges

YUBA CITY, Calif. (CBS13) – A Yuba City high school teacher has been arrested on child molest charges, according to the Yuba City Police Department.

Police officers arrested 30-year-old Manuel Barajas, a teacher at River Valley High School, on Wednesday.

The arrest came after officers were notified by the Yuba City Unified School District that Barajas and a former female River Valley High School student may have engaged in an inappropriate relationship.

The alleged incident took allegedly took place at River Valley High School before the beginning of the new school year.

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