A former teacher’s aide at Utt Middle School in Tustin was arrested last week on suspicion of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl, authorities said.
Giacomo “Jack” Antonio Valdivieso-Vargas, 21, was arrested on Thursday, June 27, on suspicion of felony child abuse, child annoyance, and lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, according to the Tustin Police Department.
He was also accused of making sexual remarks to two other 12-year-old girls.
Valdivieso-Vargas was employed as a teacher’s aide at the middle school from August 2023 to May 2024, and the alleged offenses happened during that time period, police said. It was not clear whether he had been fired.
The Tustin Unified School District did not respond to a request for comment.
