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Vista Verde Middle School teacher Jerry Mares, 47, was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a female juvenile.Greenfield Police said they found Mares with the juvenile inside a car on the 50 block of Walker Lane after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle.Mares was arrested and booked into the Monterey County Jail on charges of Califofrnia PC 261.5(c) and 288.4 (a)(2).PC 261.5(c): Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger than the perpetrator is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.PC 288.4 (a)(2): Every person who, motivated by an unnatural or abnormal sexual interest in children, arranges a meeting with a minor or a person he or she believes to be a minor for the purpose of exposing his or her genitals or pubic or rectal area, having the child expose his or her genitals or pubic or rectal area, or engaging in lewd or lascivious behavior, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. (2) Every person who violates this subdivision after a prior conviction for an offense listed in subdivision (c) of Section 290 shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Greenfield Police Department at (831)674-5111. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME(27463).