Former middle school supervisor sentenced to 28 years for molesting girl, 12

The San Dieguito Union High School District which includes Diegue o Middle School in Encinitas File photo courtesy of the district A former campus supervisor who molested a -year-old female apprentice at Diegue o Middle School in Encinitas was sentenced Wednesday to years in prison Omar Hernandez Galeana was arrested last year and later pleaded guilty to sex-related charges with a stipulation to the state prison term He also will have to register as a sex offender A message read in court at Galeana s sentencing hearing on behalf of the girl s parents disclosed that though they supported resolving the criminal occurrence The truth is no sentence or amount of prison time can ever restore our child s innocence and dignity both of which were stolen by the defendant Under the guise of campus supervisor the defendant targeted and groomed our - year-old daughter at a place she should have been safe her middle school The parents stated the girl has since become a shell of herself suffering from panic attacks anxiety and sleeplessness Our daughter routinely questions her self-worth and has openly admitted that she blames herself for what this monster did to her the message read Galeana and his defense attorney did not make statements during the hearing Prosecutors say he also communicated with the girl and other students in an overly familiar fashion including asking them to delete their text message conversations with him because he could get in trouble A lawsuit was filed last year in San Diego Superior Court against Galeana and the San Dieguito Union High School District on behalf of the lead victim in the episode Attorneys representing the girl say district executives missed red flags regarding Galeana s behavior toward her and other students at the middle school He frequently drove the girl and other students in his car regularly communicated with students via texting and social media applications and often spent time alone with them in secluded areas of the campus the lawsuit alleges Allowing Galeana to have solitary and unfettered access to children provided him the opportunity to sexually abuse the girl both on and off campus the plaintiffs attorneys reported School executives announced at the time that the district took immediate action to remove him from employment and work cooperatively with law enforcement once they learned of the statements The civil event is pending