Crime & Safety
School Worker Charged With Raping Teen
Police are asking other victims to come forward.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office charged a worker at a Walnut Creek charter school on Friday for allegedly raping, assaulting, and having sex with a child over 14 years old.
Walnut Creek police arrested 43-year-old Pleasant Hill resident Gerard Flaherty at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Flaherty is a climate and culture supervisor at Contra Costa School of Performing Arts, according to the school's website.
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Flaherty is being held at Martinez Detention Facility with no bail, police said.
He has been charged with forcible rape of a child over 14 years old, assault with intent to commit a felony - victim under 18 years old, and unlawful sexual intercourse.
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Police ask anyone with information about this case, or other possible victims, to call them at (925) 943-5844. Related information can also be provided anonymously via the tip line at (925) 943-5865.
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