Teen Victim Knew Teacher In Sex Assault Case From School
Updated 3/28, 6:41 p.m.
MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - Affidavits and court documents filed by police say one of the victims sexually assaulted by two Dallas ISD teachers met attacker Virginia Castillo in Castillo's sixth grade class.
Castillo and her husband, Jesse, are in the Dallas County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bond each.
They teach in the Dallas Independent School District, but the couple lives in Mesquite. Jesse Castillo is a math teacher at Comstock Middle School and his wife is a kindergarten teacher at Moseley Elementary. DISD officials say both teachers are on administrative leave, pending further action. If the couple is indicted, DISD Spokesman Jon Dahlander says they will be terminated.
In affidavits filed in Mesquite Municipal Court one of the juvenile victims outlines a number of sex acts with Mr. Castillo. She describes the incident as "very disturbing."
The arrest warrant documents also state that one of the victims was filmed in sexually explicit poses at the home of Jesse and Virginia Castillo.
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Mesquite Police say there were several victims and "Virginia was one of the victim's teacher in sixth grade and that was how she became involved with the family."
In addition to being teachers the couple operated a children's party business and police say the victims were part-time employees under the age of 17. The couple also reportedly hired young girls to do laundry and chores around the house.
One of the victims told police "she witnessed Jesse and Virginia smoking cocaine and methamphetamine." After one of the girls reportedly damages Jesse Castillo's car, Mr. Castillo allegedly told her she could allow him to touch her legs, take nude pictures and touch her breast."
While looking at pictures the victim "observed two or three nude pictures of herself on the computer" at Castillo's home. The affidavit says the victim "immediately recognized these pictures as pictures she had taken of herself on her cell phone and had shared only with her boyfriend."
A Dallas teenager who spoke to CBS 11 News said she worked with the Castillos after a friend introduced them. She said she trusted them, and was stunned at the allegations.
"You would never think a teacher would do something like that," the 18-year-old, who did not want to be identified, said. "I had a lot of trust that he wouldn't do something like that. Now I just look at everything different."
The teen said she never witnessed any sexual acts at the Castillo household, but she did say she saw Jesse Castillo smoke methamphetamine several times a day.
"All he told me was he was addicted to the drug and he couldn't stop," she said.
Another woman told CBS 11 News she saw the two smoke methamphetamine in their Mesquite home. She did not want to be identified because she is afraid of Castillo.
"He did ice and he would just go and do all the drugs there in the garage so his son wouldn't smell it in the house," the woman said.
Child Protective Services said the Castillos have a 14-year-old son who is now in foster care. Residents who live on Bridger Street where the Castillo household is said they are concerned about the child.
Neighbors said Jesse Castillo threatened to commit suicide recently and his son was sad about his father's emotional state.
The woman said she worked for the Castillos when they owned a children's party business. She said her job was to face paint children.
"He was cool to be around for a while," she said. "Then he got on his drugs. Him and his wife were (into) that and then I guess it started messing everything up."
The teen said she was never assaulted, but wonders if there are other victims.
"A lot of girls should be careful of who they work with because you never really know who you could trust," she said.
Mesquite Police say the case is still under investigation.