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Principal of Valley charter school accused of sexual misconduct
The principal of a Valley Charter school has been arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor.
and last updated 2021-08-03 22:11:36-04
CHANDLER, AZ â The principal of a Valley Charter school has been arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a minor.
Authorities say in June of 2021, police were made aware of an alleged sexual assault between an adult male and juvenile.
Police say the investigation revealed Victor Zamora, a teacher and school principal at Legacy Academy in Mesa, had inappropriate relations with a teenage boy in both Chandler and Mesa.
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Police arrested the principal of a Mesa private school on suspicion of sexually assaulting two minors within the last three years, according to Chandler police.
Victor Zamora is a principal and teacher at Legacy Academy, which ranges from kindergarten to 12th grade. He reportedly admitted to sexually assaulting a boy who was 16 at the time and another minor, according to court records.
The abuse of the then 16-year-old happened twice in 2019, according to police.
Once in April, in the backseat of a car; then in May at one of the Legacy Academy offices, the records explained.
The victim told police that before the assault, Zamora tried to get him to enroll in Legacy Academy, where his siblings went to school, police explained.
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The principal, Victor Zamora, also allegedly has been in the country illegally for two years.
Sgt. Jason McClimans of the Chandler Police Department said an investigation started on June 29. âOur investigation revealed that teacher and school principal, Victor Zamora, of the Legacy Academy in Mesa, had a sexual relationship with a juvenile,â McClimans said.
âPolice found that multiple sexual assault incidents occurred both in Chandler and in Mesa.â
Zamora allegedly sexually assaulted two victims, both boys. One was a student at Legacy. The other was the sibling of a student.
âOn numerous occasions, Zamora would pick up the victim from their home in Chandler, taking the victim to dinner and his office in Mesa,â McClimans said.