Berkeley, CA high school teacher accused of sex crimes against minor
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May 30, 2025 - CBS News Bay Area
BERKELY, CA — “A teacher at a high school in Berkeley has been charged with sex crimes against a minor after his employer and the victim's family went to police last week.
Berkeley police arrested 49-year-old Jason Hoopes on Wednesday. He was charged Thursday with unlawful sexual intercourse, oral copulation with a minor, arranging a sexual meeting with a minor, and aggravating circumstances, according to jail records.
Hoopes was a teacher at Bayhill High School. The school's website says it ‘specializes in serving students in grades 7-12 with diagnosed learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD/ADD, auditory/visual processing disorders, and executive functioning challenges.’
The school said it initially made a mandated report about inappropriate text messages between Hoopes and a student and has since fired Hoopes."
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