A staff member at El Capitan High School in Merced was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student, police said. (City of Merced)
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A staff member at El Capitan High School in Merced has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student, the Merced Police Department said in a statement on Thursday.
Merced police identified the suspect as John Mobley III, 34, who had been employed as an intervention coordinator at the school since August 2024.
Police took Mobley into custody after an investigation was launched following a report by the Merced Unified High School District.
Mobley was booked into the Merced County Jail on charges including statutory rape and other related offenses, police said.
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The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are gathering evidence.
Authorities urged anyone with information to contact the Merced Police Department at 209-385-6905 or Detective Calcagno at 209-769-8885.
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