Apr 25, 2024
A Victorville, California, schoolteacher was arrested in connection with a child molestation investigation.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department ( SBCSD) officials with the Specialized Investigations Division – Crimes Against Children Detail – responded to reports of a child sex abuse incident at Excelsior Charter Schools, a department news release confirmed.
The suspect – charter schoolteacher Brett David Dahl – was taken into custody on April 24.
“At the conclusion of the investigation, Dahl was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center,” SBCSD officials said.
The child sex abuse charges against Victorville teacher Brett Dahl include:
Dahl’s bail was set at $60,000. An arraignment hearing is pending for Friday in the Victorville branch of San Bernardino County Superior Court.
According to the Victorville Valley News Group, Brett Dahl has been a teacher at the Excelsior charter schools since 2007.
Detectives released Dahl’s photograph because they believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information regarding a child sex crime committed by Victorville teacher Brett Dahl is urged to contact law enforcement officials immediately.
Detective Jason Desario of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children Detail may be reached at 909-890-4904.
If you would prefer to submit a tip anonymously. Please call the WeTip Hotline at 800-782-7463 or leave tips online at WeTip.
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As a result of such civil litigation, many school districts have been forced to issue multimillion dollar settlements to victims of teacher sex abuse. In fact, 69 publicly reported damages awards and settlements of $1 million or more among K-12 schools and colleges were recorded in 2022 (up from 38 sex abuse damages awards of $1 million or more in 2021).
Some recent school sexual abuse settlements and verdicts have not been made public, however. Accordingly, the true number of damages awards exceeding $1 million could be much higher.
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