Stanfield teacher arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor

On Wednesday at 10:40 p.m. law enforcement officers from several agencies were working a detail in the area of Highway 84 and White and Parker Road in Stanfield. A white SUV pulled off of the roadway near where officers from the Gila River Police Department were working.

Using night vision goggles from a distance, the officers observed two individuals in the vehicle appearing to have consensual sexual intercourse.  Prior to the officers making contact, the male and female got out of the vehicle and began to argue.

The officers later learned that the male subject was only 14 years old, and the female was identified as 26-year-old Andrea Martinez, a schoolteacher with the Stanfield Elementary School District and a former teacher of the victim.

Both individuals admitted to having sexual intercourse with each other prior to being contacted by officers. Additionally, the victim reported that he had sexual intercourse last month with Ms. Martinez.

Martinez was arrested by Pinal County sheriff’s detectives and will be booked this afternoon into the Pinal County Adult Detention Facility. 

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu stated, “It is very upsetting that an adult would take advantage of a child, especially when the adult is placed in a position of trust such as Ms. Martinez. I am very thankful that PCSO detectives and the officers from the Gila River Police Department worked quickly together to put Ms. Martinez behind bars.”

The Stanfield Elementary School District was notified of the arrest and is cooperating fully with the investigation.

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