Ricardo Garcia Melendez, 26, teacher at Tobasco Elementary School, La Joya ISD, La Joya, Texas, "allegedly raped a woman while she was drunk at a party" La Joya elementary teacher on leave after sexual assault arrest A La Joya elementary teacher is out on bond and on administrative leave after he allegedly raped a woman while she was drunk at a party. According to La Joya ISD Police Chief Raul Gonzalez, Ricardo Garcia Melendez is a teacher at Tobasco Elementary school and was placed on leave Thursday after they learned about the arrest. ... Melendez allegedly raped an intoxicated woman Sunday at a house party in Palmview. Palmview police arrested Melendez Wednesday on sexual assault charges. The 26-year-old elementary teacher bonded out of the Hidalgo County Jail Thursday and was placed on leave the same day. Continue reading... http://www.valleycentral.com/news/s...2650308092124_852660144757807_852660144757807 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1093251 Four La Joya ISD teachers busted on sex charges in 2014: Jesus Javier Garza Jr., Mission, Texas (arrested Feb 2014) [child porn] Jorge Alberto Gonzalez, La Joya, Texas (arrested Nov 2014) Ricardo Garcia Melendez, La Joya, Texas (arrested Sept 2014) [rape of drunk woman at party] Arturo Rodriguez, La Joya, Texas (arrested June 2014) Other La Joya ISD teachers & staff with recent issues: Raul Garcia, La Joya, Texas (arrested Nov 2013) [DUI, cocaine, weapons] Ruperto Salinas Villalon, Mission, Texas (arrested Jan 2013) Nine La Joya teachers & staff indicted in March, 2010, in a case involving timesheet fraud at Juarez-Lincoln High School, La Joya ISD, La Joya, Texas: Juan C. Flores, assessment coordinator Dario Garcia III, history teacher Dora Linda Garcia, secretary to the principal Jimmy Portillo Gonzalez, former principal Jorge Alberto Gonzalez, teacher of English as a second language Jose Pena, history teacher Marco Balthasar Ramirez, former school district employee Xavier Ramirez, assistant principal Mark Anthony Villalon, health and physical education teacher Tags:
Earier report: Man jailed for raping a drunken woman at party 4 Sept 2014 Palmview police arrested Ricardo Garcia Melendez Wednesday. The alleged incident happened at a house party where the 26-year-old reportedly forced himself on a woman. Police told Action 4 News that the woman at the party was drunk at the time of the incident. http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1092486
