Crime & Safety
Pre-Trial for Teacher Accused of Sex With Student Postponed
A preliminary trial for a Granada High teacher accused of having sex with a former student has been pushed back to January 17, 2013.
A pre-trial for a Granada High teacher accused of having sex with a former student has been postponed to January 17, 2013, according to court records.
Marie Johnson, 41, faces charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 18, oral copulation and committing a lewd act on a child, court records show.
She was arrested on Jan. 11 on 24 counts of sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy, police said.
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Johnson, who pleaded not guilty to the charges on Feb. 23, is being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of a $950,000 bail.
She was initially scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial on Oct. 11.
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Johnson's attorney, Berkeley-based Elizabeth Grossman, did not respond to a Patch request seeking comment on this story.
The Alameda County District Attorney's office was unable to provide details on why the pre-trial has been postponed.
Johnson is scheduled to return to court at 2 p.m. Jan. 17, 2013, in Department 703 of the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton.
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