PASADENA, TX -- A Pasadena High School student will be charged as an adult following accusations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year old student.
According to a statement released by the Pasadena Independent School District, administrators learned of the incident after a report was made by the alleged victim. The incident reportedly occurred during school hours in a vacant room where the two students had gone to skip class.
District officials notified Pasadena ISD police and an investigation was conducted, resulting in a charge of sexual assault of a child, a second degree felony, against the 17-year-old suspect, David Ocampo.
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