Crime & Safety
Palo Alto Teacher In Sexual Assault Case Was Also City Employee
More information surfaced about Peter Michael Colombo's background.
PALO ALTO, CA — A Palo Alto physical education teacher who was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student two decades ago had previously also been a Palo Alto city employee.
Peter Michael Colombo, a 55-year-old Redwood City resident and teacher at Greene Middle School, was charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child on suspicion of sexually assaulting a sixth grader 20 years ago.
Along with his role at Green, Colombo worked in the city’s community services department as a part-time coach with the middle school athletic program between 2015 and 2019.
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Colombo was assigned exclusively to Greene Middle School, which was formerly known as Jordan Middle School. He coached eighth graders on the boys basketball team.
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Police said they were not aware of additional accusations against Colombo.
Colombo was placed under administrative leave while detectives conducted the investigation.
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