Former Para-Educator Arrested For Sexual Assault Of Student In San Rafael: Police

SAN RAFAEL, CA — Police arrested a 22-year-old former para-educator Tuesday in San Rafael who has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student, police said.

The San Rafael Police Department were notified by Marin County Office of Education officials Friday that Isai Nicodemo Rodas, of San Rafael, had sexually assaulted a student, police said.

MCOE reported the incident immediately after the disclosure, police said.

SRPD investigated the incident and learned Rodas had initiated inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old student in late 2023 while working as a para-educator, which is a similar role to a teacher's assistant, at Marin's Community School in San Rafael, police said.

Police said that Rodas sexually assaulted the student three times while offsite from the school campus. Rodas was 20 years old at the time of the assaults, police said.

Rodas left MCOE in June 2024, police said.

Rodas never worked for San Rafael City Schools but is currently a member of the SRCS Board of Education after joining in December 2024, police said.

"SRCS, MCOE, and SRPD are committed to protecting our student population and will continue to work together to ensure this goal," a press release stated.

The identity of the victim is confidential.