School cop accused of inappropriate relationship with girl

SAN ANTONIO — An Edgewood Independent School District police officer is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with the same student who was impregnated by another district employee, officials said Monday.

As district officials investigated the first allegation, which surfaced last week, they found evidence that Officer Manuel Hernandez, 56, also had a relationship with the Memorial High School student, spokesman Roland Martinez confirmed in an email.

Hernandez resigned Monday, Martinez said, and was taken into custody by the Texas Rangers that evening.

Memorial High School science teacher Marcus Revilla, 44, was arrested Thursday and charged with sexual assault of a child. The student, 16 years old and more than four months' pregnant, told police she and Revilla had sex more than 20 times starting when she was 15.

Revilla told authorities he knew how old the girl was and that he didn't want to go to jail so he could provide for their baby. He resigned from his job the day before he was arrested.

The Texas Rangers are investigating both cases.

“Edgewood's dedication to student safety is absolute and the District wishes to assure the public that the actions of two individuals do not reflect the values of the overwhelming majority of EISD employees, whose commitment to the health and safety of its students is total,” Martinez wrote.

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