Crime & Safety
Former Fairfield High School Coach Arrested for Sexual Assault
John Tejada, 36, allegedly assaulted a public school student in 2012, according to police.
Cheshire resident John Tejada, who served as a fencing coach at Fairfield Warde and Fairfield Ludlowe high schools between 2010 and 2012, was arrested on a warrant Thursday for second-degree sexual assault, according to police.
The arrest stems from an incident that occurred in 2012, where Tejada, 36, of 615 Mixville Road, allegedly sexually assaulted a student, police said. Tejada was released on a $150,000 bond.
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Tejada was placed on administrative leave from the Fairfield Board of Education on Feb. 23 and resigned shortly after that, according to police.
Tejada also served as a fencing coach at Wakeman’s Boys and Girls Club in Southport and primary coach at the Fairfield Fencing Academy.
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