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BEAUMONT, Calif. – A Beaumont man, who is a teacher at El Monte Union High School District was arrested for lewd acts with a child.

His arrest followed an investigation that lasted for several months, beginning in 2018 when police responded to a hospital emergency room to investigate a girl who was sexually assaulted by a family member. The assault alleged happened at the family member’s home in Beaumont.

The suspect was identified as 60-year-old Miguel Yvan Lazo, who was learned to be a teacher as the suspect. The case was submitted to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office for review, the arrest warrant was issued and served today by the El Monte Police Department.

Together, the El Monte and Beaumont Police Departments worked to arrest Lazo at his place of employment in the 3000 block of Tyler Avenue in the City of El Monte. The arrest does not involve any students the suspect worked with and is not related to his employment as an El Monte Union High School District teacher.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Beaumont Police Department Detective Bureau at 951-769-8500. Information may also be reported anonymously via email at crimetips@beaumontpd.org.