Woman who had improper relations with 17-year-old boy pleads guilty

Woman who had improper relations with 17-year-old boy pleads guilty
Gavel, courtroom, lawsuits, justice, parole
Gavel, courtroom, lawsuits, justice, parole
A gavel. (File photo courtesy of UC Berkeley Law)

A former high school campus aide arrested earlier this year on allegations of engaging in sex acts with a 17-year-old student has pleaded guilty to sex crime charges.

Lisette Veles Ortega, 32, who was an employee of an outside contractor used by Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and oral copulation with a minor, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.

The victim in the case was a male student.

Deputies arrested the woman in May. At the time, she was working for Ro Healthcare, which the company’s website states is a medical and home health agency that helps staff nurses at schools, correctional facilities and for private home care.

Ortega’s guilty pleas did not involve a stipulated sentence, the D.A.’s Office said. She is scheduled to be sentenced next month at the South County courthouse in Chula Vista.