Crime & Safety

Teacher Accused of Sex With Student Due in Court Thursday

Marie Johnson, a Granada High teacher arrested in January on 24 counts of sexual assault on a former student, is scheduled to return to court for a pre-trial hearing.

A is scheduled to return to court Thursday.

Marie Johnson, 41, faces charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 18, oral copulation and committing a lewd act on a child, according to court records.

She on Feb. 23.

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Johnson's previous court appearance on May 22 was rescheduled for Thursday.

In a pre-trial hearing on May 2, it was announced by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office that an . Her attorney, Berkeley-based Elizabeth Grossman, at the time declined to comment on the case and also refused to discuss the offer.

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Johnson is being held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of a $950,000 bail.

, police said.

Thursday's pre-trial hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. in Department 703 of the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton.

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