San Jose middle school teacher charged with sexual assault of two students

Ronald Gardner(San Jose Police Department)

(SAN JOSE, California) A former teacher and sports coach at a San Jose middle school was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on two of his students in the early 2000s.

According to San Jose police, Ronald Gardner, 63, of San Jose, was taken into custody April 15 after an investigation when a victim reported to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office that his teacher, Gardner, had molested him while attending Sierramont Middle School in San Jose between 2002 and 2005.

Authorities learned about a second possible victim who also reported being molested by Gardner during the same time span.

Gardner was a science teacher and a coach for soccer as well as track and field at the middle school, police said.

He was arrested and charged with committing lewd and lascivious acts on a minor.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Zanotto at (408) 537-1379 or 3657@sanjoseca.gov. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call a Crime Stoppers tip line at (408) 947-7867.

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