Former School Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault on 20 Kids; Bail Set at $12M

By Olsen Ebright and Rosa Ordaz, NBCLosAngeles.com

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Former School Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault on 20 Kids; Bail Set at $12M

January 24, 2013 Updated Jan 24, 2013 at 11:25 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES -- A former elementary school teacher was arrested Wednesday in a school sexual abuse case allegedly involving at least 20 children and one adult, according to police.

Robert Pimental, 57, was arrested Wednesday and is being held on $12 million bail.

The Newport Beach, Calif., man faces eight counts of continuous sexual abuse and seven counts of lewd acts upon a child, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department.

"The investigation began when several girls told their parents that they had been inappropriately touched by a fourth-grade teacher during school at George De La Torre Jr. Elementary," the statement read.

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