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A Splendora ISD elementary school teacher was arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting two 7-year-old girls, according to Montgomery County court records.

Rene Jesus Tavera-Arango, 70, was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to Montgomery County jail and court records.

Tavera-Arango had been working at Peach Creek Elementary, located northeast of Houston, for two years before he was arrested, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. He had worked at school districts in the area for the last 14 years, with previous stints in Navasota ISD and Cleveland ISD, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff's office said officers began investigating Tavera-Arango after multiple students came forward with allegations o

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