By Bay City News.
A former San Jose high school teacher is suspected of sexually assaulting a boy on campus, police said Thursday.
Matthew Gonzalez, 36, was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a child at Herbert Hoover Middle School, located at 1635 Park Ave.
The attack was first reported to police in August and during an investigation, Gonzalez was identified as the main suspect, according to San Jose police.
Gonzalez previously taught at Hoover and was also a teacher at Willow Glen High School and a teaching assistant at the San Jose State University Child Development Center.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Gonzalez and a search warrant for his residence. On Monday, he was arrested in Campbell and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of sending harmful materials to a minor and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old.
Anyone with information about the case or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Zanotto #3657 of the San Jose Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force at 3657@sanjoseca.gov or (408) 900-6564.
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