Crime & Safety

Teen Admits To On-Campus Sex Assault of 15-Year-Old Girl

According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the attack happened inside a restroom on campus.

EL CAJON, CA — A former Mount Miguel High School student arrested last year on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at the Spring Valley campus pleaded guilty Monday to three felony sex-crime counts.

Reyvon Tafare English had turned 18 a few weeks before the April 11, 2024, attack, which the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said happened inside a restroom on campus.

English, now 19, faces up to 24 years in state prison when he is sentenced next month, according to a San Diego County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman.

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Sheriff's officials said the girl was at Mount Miguel High for an after-school program when she was attacked that afternoon.

"She notified school staff, who contacted the sheriff's department immediately," sheriff's Lt. Lon Nguyen said.

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English turned himself in to law enforcement a week later and has remained in custody ever since.

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