29 charged Tengco with one felony count of sexual penetration of a person under the age of 18. An investigation by the SJPD Child Exploitation Detail later identified Tengco as the referee the student was describing.ĭetectives forwarded their findings to the district attorney’s office, which on Aug. Police stated in a Wednesday news release that a female student at Independence reported last month that in April, a boys’ volleyball referee had sexually assaulted her one day after school. He was booked at the Santa Clara County jail and was later released after posting bail. 1, three days after prosecutors filed a sexual assault charge against him, according to San Jose police and court records. (San Jose Police Dept.)ĭarwin Tengco, 46, of San Jose turned himself in to police Sept. Darwin Tengco, 46, has been charged with sexually assaulting a student at Independence High School during a period when he was a boys’ volleyball referee at campus matches, according to San Jose police. SAN JOSE - A high school referee has been criminally charged with having sex with an underage Independence High School student earlier this year, when he was visiting the campus to officiate boys’ volleyball matches, authorities said.
