Female Teacher, 42, at All-girls Catholic School Is Accused of Having a Sexual Relationship with a Student, 17, after "Graphic Texts Were Uncovered by the Pupil's Parents"

By Emily Crane
Daily Mail
May 19, 2017

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4523278/Female-teacher-accused-sexual-relationship-girl.html

Diana Wendel, 42, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California

A female teacher at an all-girls Catholic school has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student after a graphic text message was allegedly uncovered by the girl's parents.

Diana Wendel, a teacher at Ramona Convent Secondary School, was arrested on Wednesday in Alhambra, California.

The 42-year-old, who has taught at the school for three years, is accused of having a sexual relationship with the 17-year-old girl over the past two to three months.

The sexual contact allegedly took place on the school's campus in Wendel's car.

Police said the girl's father alerted them to the situation after being made aware of a graphic text message on Tuesday night.

'A concerned relative of the female victim actually discovered the sexually graphic text messages and obviously alerted the parent who in turn came to the police department to report this,' Alhambra Police Sgt. Steven Carr told ABC7.

Wendel has taught at Ramona Convent Secondary School in California for the past three years

'It appears there was some unlawful sexual contact between the 42-year-old suspect and the 17-year-old minor over the course of perhaps the past two to three months.'

Wendel, who also uses the surname Yniguez, was the alleged victim's math teacher last year.

She was arrested for child molestation and contacting a minor for the purpose of committing sex crimes.

Authorities were concerned there may be more alleged victims given Wendel has been a teacher at various Los Angeles schools for 18 years.