A former Colorado teacher’s aide, who has been accused of having inappropriate relationships with two students, waived her right to a preliminary hearing on Monday in effort to keep negotiations with the district attorney’s office open.
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Jerica Enriquez, 24, is facing charges in two different cases involving two different underage, male students. In one, she has been charged with sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and obscenity to a minor. In the other, she faces a charge of enticement of a child. The charges stem from her time working at Prairie Heights Middle School and Jefferson Junior High School in 2015 and 2016.
In 2015, Enriquez allegedly kissed a student in a classroom at a different middle school and offered to have sex with him. The boy later told police and admitted to prosecutors that she also sent him a picture of herself wearing only a bra and underwear and a picture of herself naked. According to the boy, they never had sex.
However, Enqriquez reportedly did have sex with a 14-year-old student in the fall of 2016. Police also say she sent a nude photo of herself to the student, as well as a picture of a negative pregnancy test.
The ex-teacher’s aide has not yet entered a plea in either case. Her attorney indicated that she wishes to continue to negotiate a possible plea with prosecutors.