California trainer allegedly hid lacking teen for 2 years

A California public faculty trainer has been arrested for allegedly hiding a teen – her son’s good friend – for practically two years after he disappeared from her dwelling.

Holga Castillo Olivares, 61, a trainer on the Alice Birney Waldorf-inspired Okay-8 Faculty in Sacramento, is charged with detaining a minor with intent to hide her mother and father, a felony, and contributing to juvenile delinquency, a misdemeanor, KCRA reported.

She is accused of hiding 17-year-old Michael Ramirez in her dwelling because the teen’s mother and father reported him lacking on June 9, 2020, when he was 15, based on the outlet.

Ramirez lastly returned to his Rancho Cordova dwelling on March 11, 2022, after he was final seen on Could 18, 2020, police mentioned.

His household mentioned he was staying on the home of an outdated good friend, their mom Olivares, based on the information company.

Katte Smith, the boy’s guardian, mentioned the boy ran away from dwelling after an argument together with his household.

Smith advised KCRA: “He feels just like the garden on the opposite facet is greener. “We felt it was a waste of time with him. You possibly can’t simply cover somebody’s child and suppose it is okay.”

The Sacramento Metropolis Unified Faculty District mentioned the costs in opposition to Olivares, who obtained administrative go away, “are for conduct unrelated to the worker’s assigned duties.”
The trainer “was detained on the faculty after the scholars have been dismissed for the day,” the district advised KCRA.

Olivares will seem in courtroom on Monday.