The teacher arrested in Yucca Valley for the sexual abuse of a minor is being arraigned on 17 charges of rape by force or fear and four additional charges related to sexual acts with a minor.
Stephen Spurlock, a 43 year-old resident of Yucca Valley, was arrested at his home on Tuesday (April 29) after his alleged abuse of a minor was reported to 911. Spurlock works as a teacher and coach at an unnamed private school in Rancho Mirage.
Spurlock is due in San Bernardino County Court this morning for arraignment on 17 felony charges of rape by force or fear, on felony charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a hild 14 or 15 years, two felony charges of forced oral copulation on a minor, and one felony charge of sodomy with a minor.
Court records show that incidents of abuse date back to December of 2023.
Each of the 17 charges of rape carries a sentence of up to 8 years.
Spurlock is being held at the West Valley Detention Center without bail.
Because Spurlock works as a school teacher and coach, detectives suspect there may be additional victims in both San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
Anyone who may have been victimized by Spurlock is urged to immediately contact the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station at 760-366-4175.
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