A public safety instructor is expected to appear in court Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Hoover High student, police said.
Delvon Jackson was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault on the girl, who reported the incident to school officials the day before, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Few details were released due to an ongoing investigation into the assault, which Lorenz said occurred on campus.
“Our concern is for the safety of the kids at the school,” Lorenz said. “We are looking out for the best interest of the victim and are investigating this allegation.”
Jackson was an instructor with the Los Angeles County Regional Occupation Program and was contracted to work as an hourly employee in Hoover High’s Public Safety Academy, which is a three-year program that prepares students for careers in fire service or law enforcement.
“During the course of the investigation, the employee will not be in a school setting,” Richard Sheehan, superintendent of the Glendale Unified School District, said in a police statement. “The district will move expeditiously for termination should there be any evidence of wrongdoing.”
