(Photo Courtesy: Corona PD) Shane Alan Kent

Staff Reports 

Corona – On Feb. 26, the Corona Police Department was notified by site administration from the Corona Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) of the possible inappropriate touching of a student by a teacher at the Orange Elementary School, in the City of Corona.

During the investigation, Orange Elementary Teacher, Shane Alan Kent, 55, of Corona, was identified as the teacher accused of the inappropriate touching of a female student. Corona Police Detectives discussed applicable charges with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and on Feb. 27, Kent was arrested for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14.

As a result of the investigation and arrest, CNUSD has placed Kent on administrative leave.
At this time the investigation is ongoing and detectives believe there may be other victims. The Corona Police Department is asking for parents of students who attend, or attended, Orange Elementary School to speak to their children about any inappropriate contact they may have had with Kent, or any inappropriate behavior they may have witnessed.

If anyone has any information pertaining to this investigation, please contact Detective Martin Vega of the Corona Police Department at (951) 817-5796.