Sexual Assault
Case# 20-004018
Over the past couple of weeks, the Chico Police Department has
been investigating allegations against a teacher who works at a
school in the Chico Unified School District. A former student of
the teacher reported that she was a victim of on-going
sexual abuse while she was attending the school. Based
off information obtained during the investigation,
detectives from the Chico Police Department contacted the
teacher, Jennifer Smith, and arrested her after an arrest warrant
was issued for multiple counts of sexual assault. This is
still an on-going investigation and no further information will
be provided at this time. During this investigation,
detectives obtained information that there might be other people
who have information about these allegations or other
incidents involving Jennifer Smith. We are asking anyone who
might have information that could assist us with this
investigation to contact the Chico Police Detective Bureau at
(530)897-5820. Smith was booked at Chico PD and transported
to Butte County Jail on several counts of sexually assaulting a
minor.
Location: Chico
Victim: Withheld
Suspect: Jennifer Smith, 50 years old, Chico resident
Supervisor: Sgt. Scott Harris
Commander: Cmdr. Greg Keeney