HOUSTON – A former Houston Independent School District employee was arrested Wednesday after impregnating a 13-year-old, according to prosecutors.
Mauricio Mendoza, 37, was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14. He was accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with a student.
Mendoza was removed from the campus of Hartman Middle School when the allegations first surfaced in December, according to prosecutors. He is no longer employed with the district.
Prosecutors revealed the pregnancy Thursday during a hearing.
The judge ordered Mendoza held in jail until he can turn in his passport. His earlier bond was sent at $50,000.
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