Vegas Teaching Assistant, Underage Student Met at Sam’s Town Casino for Dates, Cops Report

Posted on: September 17, 2024, 02:17h. 

Last updated on: September 17, 2024, 02:27h.

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A boy who attended a Las Vegas high school went on over a dozen intense rendezvouses with a teaching assistant who worked at his school, local police revealed.

Jerusalem Garcia
Jerusalem Garcia in a mug shot, pictured above. She allegedly dated a high school student who attended the school she worked at. One date was at Sam’s Town. (Image: LVMPD)

The hookups reportedly included romantic stopovers at Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall and at the Galleria Mall.

The teaching assistant, Jerusalem Garcia, 20, was charged on August 23 for contacting or attempting to contact a minor for sex, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She’s posted bond and is scheduled to appear in local court on September 30, the DailyMail.com reported.

Garcia didn’t engage in sex with the student, but the couple would cuddle and kiss, sometimes in a bed, according to police reports. It’s unclear if the two checked into the hotel at Sam’s Town or just hung out in secluded sections of the gaming property.

Grabbed Her Buttocks

Garcia told police the boy got her aroused, but they didn’t have sex due to his age, believed to be in his teens.

Garcia knew when [the student] became aroused because he seductively grabbed her buttocks by squeezing them with his hands,” according to a police report. “Garcia would allow this to happen until she became aroused and in the mood for sex. She then would have urges to have sexual intercourse with [the student] but refrained due to [the student]’s age.”

The 12 to 15 dates took place over three months after the two met at a party on May 26.

They exchanged messages on Instagram. Her messages included such confessions as “I love you,” “I’m scared of the relationship,” and “I’ll stick with you forever,” according to the Review-Journal.

They first dated at the Galleria Mall in June and the last date they had was at Sam’s Town.

Garcia told police that it’s a “loving relationship,” according to an arrest report.

Garcia Placed on Leave

Garcia was booked at the Clark County Detention Center for her inappropriate contact with the student. Since the relationship was revealed, Garcia was placed on leave by the school district.

The boy, who attended Eldorado High School, wasn’t identified.

The inappropriate relationship came to light after the boy’s ex-girlfriend informed authorities about him seeing the teaching assistant, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS.

The boy would drive Garcia to the destinations because he had access to a car and she didn’t, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Because he drove, it appears he’s at least 16 years old, but LVMPD officers didn’t reveal his age.