Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarity the suspect’s position within the school district.
A 22-year-old elementary school employee in Ventura County was arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct earlier this week, police said.
Andrew Lemos, a campus supervisor with the Oxnard School District, was arrested on Wednesday following an investigation into the accusations, the Oxnard Police Department stated in a news release.
The Oxnard resident is suspected of inappropriately sending a student lewd messages with the intent to commit sexual assault, police said.
No further details regarding the incident were provided, but police said that they were working to determine if Lemos had inappropriately communicated with other minors at the school.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact Corporal Jacob Jundef at 805-385-7653 or by email at jacob.jundef@oxnardpd.org. Anonymous tips can be made by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.