LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — A Tarzana middle school teacher was arrested Monday and charged with multiple counts of child molestation and battery involving three girls.
The girls, two 13-year-olds and one 14-year-old, were students at Gaspar Portola Middle School at the time of the alleged abuse.
The investigation began after a 13-year-old female student reported that her teacher, Jason Leon, 32, had allegedly touched her inappropriately back in June.
Three days later, another 13-year-old female student of Leon’s reported that, on two days in June, Leon had engaged in similar behavior.
Charges also include allegations by a third female student of the school who claims to have been similarly abused by Leon on several occasions in 2010 when she was 14 years old.
Leon was charged with four counts of child molestation and three counts of battery.
If convicted, he faces up to 5 and a half years in jail and $26,000 in fines. Bail has been set at $35,000.
22 Comments to “Tarzana Middle School Teacher Accused of Molesting Students”
February 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Was this guy a former Mahoney priest as well?
February 4, 2013 at 4:38 PM
Grab a bat, and turn this mans legs into jello.
February 4, 2013 at 5:05 PM
If it is true and these girls did not just make this up out of anger over bad grades then I say, "Off with his head"! And I ain't talking about the one on his shoulders either!
February 4, 2013 at 6:29 PM
From priest to doctors to government to law enforcement to teachers'; TRUST NOBODY! Save the innocent animals and use him for medical experiments instead.
February 4, 2013 at 6:47 PM
He was a teacher of mine
February 4, 2013 at 8:06 PM
Only 5 1/2 years?
February 4, 2013 at 9:36 PM
i know right.
February 4, 2013 at 9:36 PM
These girls are liars! I have went to school there and he was my teacher. This man would never do anything like this once so ever and I do not believe these girls without seeing a lie detector test.
February 5, 2013 at 7:21 AM
Yeah, sure, I thought my father too would never do anything like that. Stop calling victims liars! You have no idea who exactly is telling the truth until you hear the victims yourselves. Predators know exactly who their prey is, obviously, not you, and they also are skilled at deceit. Three witnesses should be enough to convict.
February 6, 2013 at 4:49 PM
Girl and how would u no you don't go to that school any more so yeah its a new year people do changeand iI saw it happen so yeah
February 4, 2013 at 10:12 PM
See…. The Boy Scouts have nothing to worry about!
February 4, 2013 at 11:50 PM
Being a teacher just isn't worth it anymore. Too many hazards and too much temptation for some idiots.
February 5, 2013 at 12:02 AM
he was my teacher about 6 years ago. I would've never expected this from him. You really can't trust anyone. This disgusts me.
February 5, 2013 at 12:51 AM
Were gonna have to arm the kids with all these pervs around them.
February 5, 2013 at 12:53 AM
No wonder the children bring guns to school.
February 5, 2013 at 3:40 AM
as Sheila answered I'm taken by surprise that a mom able to get paid $9574 in one month on the internet. have you seen this web site http://tinyurl.com/cheezblog
February 5, 2013 at 4:54 AM
Didn't the internet bubble pop over a decade ago?
February 5, 2013 at 7:26 AM
Listen up: I transcribe interviews all the time of victims and molesters. Molesters are not visible like crack-addicts, but they are fathers, grandfathers, cousins, siblings, teachers, priests, coaches, and anyone else who loves, in the wrong-sense of the word, to be around children, have made it their life's mission to be around children — those are the ones you should be watchful of. Please, please understand that and don't let it surprise you when the truth is revealed! That is how they eat their prey – pretending to be the "good guy."
February 5, 2013 at 7:48 AM
To continue my comment above: Molesters are not some stranger on the street. They're closest, even your own mothers, unfortunately.
February 5, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Where were these perverts when I was going to middle school??? I would've cut their balls off and make them wear them like earrings…..I guess whoever said they know who to prey upon was right!!!! I hope they touch him in jail too lol
February 5, 2013 at 12:56 PM
But of course! He's white, just like all the other sick perverts. That's all you freakin' inbred rednecks know how to do.
February 5, 2013 at 2:49 PM
I went to High school with him he was my drum major in band I remember Socking him up for pouring water on me while I was making out with my chick on the bus. I should have ended him then!