DENVER – A paraeducator at Quist Middle School in Thornton has been charged with sexual assault on a child after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a student at the school, according to prosecutors.
Cathia Covarrubias Ruiz, 24, faces counts of sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child – pattern of abuse, and sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. All three counts are felonies.
The alleged sexual relationship happened while Ruiz was working as a paraeducator at the school between October 2021 and January of this year.
Ruiz is due to make a court appearance Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Adams County District Court. According to court records, Ruiz was still in jail on Wednesday but had a $20,000 bond set in the case.
27J Schools did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday afternoon. No other information about the allegations was released Wednesday.
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