Roseville, CALIFORNIA

September 24, 2008 - A judge reduced bail for James Hirleman, 48, a seventh-grade teacher at George Buljan Middle School, from $350,000 to $250,000.

Hirleman was arrested last week and was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, accused of carrying on a five- to six-year sexual relationship (from 1999 to 2005) that began when the boy was 13, according to the Placer County District Attorney's Office.

Rocklin police detectives made the arrest after investigating information provided from a previous arrest of another person in a local case, Police Lt. LonMilka said. The detectives pursued the case with the cooperation of Roseville police and the combined efforts of the Placer County Sheriff's Department, the Placer County District Attorney's Office and a county special investigation unit.

The criminal complaint alleges six counts of lewd acts upon a child, six counts of oral copulation of a person under the age of 16 and two counts of sodomy of a person under 18.Hirleman has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of molestation.
Full Name: James Albert Hirleman