Rocklin police arrested a veteran Roseville teacher who they say molested a minor in 2001 and 2006.
James Albert Hirleman, 48, a seventh-grade teacher at George Buljan Middle School in Roseville, was taken into custody at his Roseville home late Wednesday night and booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, the department reported Thursday.
Police Lt. Lon Milka said the alleged crimes occurred at a residence and not at the middle school where Hirleman taught technology.
The alleged victim is a former student of Buljan Middle School, according to Richard Pierucci, superintendent of Roseville City School District.
No other alleged victims have been discovered, Milka said. Pierucci said Hirleman has been placed on unpaid leave because of the nature of the allegations.
Police were at Buljan Middle School Thursday to examine computers that Hirleman had access to, Pierucci said.
The superintendent said he learned of the arrest Wednesday night and that he began informing staff members Thursday. In the early afternoon, the district sent out a recorded message to inform parents, Pierucci said.
"Anytime there is a situation like this, it is shocking to all of us who work with youth," Pierucci said of the allegations.
Hirleman started working for the Roseville City School District 18 years ago as a teacher at Vencil Brown Elementary School. He has taught at Buljan Middle School for the past 10 years, Pierucci said.
Milka said Rocklin police detectives received information from another local case. The detectives pursued the case with the cooperation of Roseville police and the combined efforts of the Placer County Sheriff's Department, the Placer County District Attorney's Office and a county special investigation unit.
Hirleman was booked into the Placer County jail in Auburn and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, Milka said.
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