WHITTIER, Calif. (KABC) -- A 46-year-old high school teacher in the Montebello Unified School District was arrested Friday over an alleged sexual relationship with a student.
Brian Lee Ward was arrested at about 2:30 p.m. in the 7200 block of Comstock Avenue in Whittier on charges of statutory rape, according to a press release from Whittier police.
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Montebello school officials notified law enforcement after learning in December 2016 about Ward's activity with a 17-year-old female student, who no longer attends Vail High School, where Ward taught.
The alleged months-long sexual relationship was believed to have taken place at Ward's home in Whittier. The girl was not his student at the time but did attend Vail High School.
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Ward was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to police.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call Whittier police at (562) 567-9255.
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Brian Lee Ward, 46, who was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student at a high school in Montebello.