A former Brea Olinda Unified faculty board trustee accused of soliciting photos from two boys and calling them “horny” is dealing with felony costs, in keeping with a information launch from the Orange County district legal professional’s workplace.
Christopher Gerard Becerra, 42, was in Las Vegas when he contacted a 15-year-old former scholar by social media to ask him for photos and known as him “horny,” in keeping with allegations from the Brea Police Division acquired in October of final 12 months.
The boy alerted his father in regards to the messages and was transferred out of the college district.
After being interviewed by the police in regards to the allegations, Becerra tried to steer a college board worker who went on the Las Vegas journey with him to say he had misplaced his cellphone. Due to this, Becerra can also be dealing with a misdemeanor depend of making an attempt to induce false testimony.
Becerra was charged with two felony counts of contacting a minor with intent to commit a specified offense, one misdemeanor depend of annoying or molesting an individual believed to be a baby, one misdemeanor depend of making an attempt to induce false testimony, and one misdemeanor depend of annoying or molesting a baby beneath 18 years of age.
“The sexual exploitation of youngsters won’t ever be tolerated,” Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer stated. “It’s unconscionable that somebody elected to assist administer the schooling of our youngsters would prey on youngsters for his personal sexual gratification.”
The same state of affairs allegedly occurred with one other minor. Becerra can also be dealing with costs alleging he engaged in conversations by textual content messaging with a 17-year-old boy between October and November of final 12 months by which he requested for photos and known as him “horny.”
The Brea Police Division arrested Becerra in December of final 12 months. If convicted of all costs, he faces a most sentence of a 12 months and 10 months in state jail plus two years and three months within the Orange County Jail. Deputy Dist. Atty. Carly Kray is prosecuting Becerra’s case.
His place has remained vacant since March after Becerra stopped attending board conferences in November 2025.
“I’m grateful for the exhausting work of the Brea Police Division and for the bravery of a kid who got here ahead to report this disgusting conduct and permit this predator to be held accountable for his actions,” Spitzer stated.
