Nearly nine months after a parent reported him and he was placed on administrative leave, a former classroom instructional assistant at Sunset Preschool in San Ysidro was charged with two criminal counts involving a child at the facility.

A complaint was filed Friday against 23-year-old Jaime Godinez, who is accused of lewd and lascivious acts on the pre-schooler on Jan. 15. School officials say he was prevented from returning to Sunset Elementary School on Sunset Lane the following day, when the investigation began. According to the San Ysidro School District, which sent a statement to NBC 7 on Friday regarding the allegations, Godinez was arrested on July 23.

"The employee is on unpaid administrative leave and the district is moving forward with termination," the statement said, in par

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