Overview
- Law enforcement executed a search warrant at an Eastvale home and arrested 41-year-old Samantha J. Watson on May 22, 2026, without incident, then booked her into the Robert Presley Detention Center.
- Watson faces charges of sending harmful material to a juvenile and sexual offenses listed as oral copulation and digital penetration.
- The probe began after a January 28, 2026 referral to the Moreno Valley Station and investigators say the alleged improper contact took place in 2017–2018 while Watson worked at a charter school in the 23000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard.
- The Riverside County Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit says the investigation is active, warns there may be more victims, and asks anyone with information to contact Master Investigator D. Schell or the sheriff’s dispatch.
- Authorities have not publicly named the specific school and local reporting has linked nearby charter campuses without official confirmation, leaving community members seeking clarity as the case moves through criminal review.