Apr 19, 2007 - ARRESTED. Joseph Pine, 23, a susbstitute was arrested on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse and oral copulation for involvement with with a 16-year-old student.
Pine was was allegedly involved in a relationship with the girl for four months. "The alleged sex acts were consensual in nature and there may be more victims." [TT - minors can not legally give consent which is why it is a crime.]
Someone contacted the police Wednesday, saying Pine engaged in various sex acts with the teen girl. Anyone with information should contact Detective Mike Senior, (909) 350-7729.
Fontana Police Department website.
Full Name: Joseph Scott Pine
Apr 20 - San Bernardino Sun recalls recent arrests:
Some of the most recent similar cases include the March arrest of San Bernardino's Curtis Middle School vice principal, Michelle Rossi. She faces 12 felony counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts upon a child after a former student told police the two had an "inappropriate" same-sex relationship when the student was 14.Fontana police investigators suspect others have been victimized by Pine.
In February, Rialto High School history teacher Matthew Cepican, 31, was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a minor after Fontana police found him with a 16-year-old female student.
In January in Victorville, Del Rey Elementary School teacher Rogelio Alvino Cardenas, 60, was arrested by sheriff's deputies. He is suspected of molesting at least 15 female students.
