Ukiah High teacher arrested on charges of “annoying or molesting a child under 18”

UKIAH, CA., 9/5/18 — A teacher at Ukiah High School has been arrested on the misdemeanor charge of annoying or molesting a child under 18 years of age. Benjamin O’Neill, 34, was arrested yesterday, Sept. 4, by the Ukiah Police Department, on the charge, and has been placed on administrative leave “pending further review.” He was booked at 1 p.m. into Mendocino County Jail on $7,500 bail, and released within a few hours.

Sgt. Cedric Crook, of the UPD, explained that the victim was a 17 year old female, who was not a student at Ukiah High, and that the alleged incident occurred in September of 2017.