People v. Golden CA3

FACTS

Defendant Darrel Golden was a fourth grade teacher at Anthony Traina School. On November 28, 2012, Augustin Melchor, the school’s maintenance supervisor, was working in defendant’s classroom when he saw defendant grab the buttocks of one of his female students. Defendant squeezed her there for about eight to 10 seconds. A. B. was born in May 2003. Defendant was her fourth grade teacher and would tutor her after school. During the tutoring sessions, defendant would place his hand on her buttocks, underneath her pants but on top of her underwear. Once he put her hand on

1 “his private spot.” During the incident seen by Melchor, defendant touched A. B. on her “private spot in the front” and underneath her underwear. Defendant told A. B. and other girls that he loved them and would marry them. Once, A. B. saw defendant touch her friend O. V.; O. V.’s pants were unzipped and defendant was touching her “private spot.” O. V. was born in July 2003. Defendant taught her during the first half of the school year. He would touch her under her clothes and on her “front private parts” with his hand. It took place in the classroom during and after class. He also touched her buttocks…