Substitute teacher suspected of lewd acts with 13-year-old girl
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A 27-year-old Vista Unified School District substitute teacher suspected of lewd acts with a 13-year-old girl was arrested over the weekend, authorities said.
Conner Chanove, who is also a coach for the all-girls Seaside Water Polo Club in Carlsbad, was arrested Monday after the teen’s mother allegedly found him with her daughter in a vehicle at Guajome Lake Park in Oceanside, Sgt. Josh Morris with the Oceanside Police Department said in a news release Tuesday.
“The mother noticed inappropriate activity was taking place and removed her daughter from the vehicle and confronted the suspect,” Morris said.
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Authorities were unable to find the suspect when they received the report Saturday, but two days later found and arrested him. Police also conducted a search of Chanove’s home in Carlsbad.
Chanove was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14, luring a minor for a sex offense and arranging a meeting with a minor. His bail is set at $1,000,000.
The suspect was previously employed as a lifeguard for the City of Encinitas and as an open-water lifeguard for the City of Carlsbad, per OPD.
If anyone has information about the case, please contact the Oceanside Police Department Family Protection Unit at 760-435-4377.
On Wednesday morning, the Vista Unified School District released the following statement on the matter:
“We were notified on late Saturday, November 18, 2023 by the Oceanside Police Department that a substitute teacher in our District was involved in an inappropriate activity with a student at Guajome Lake Park. This adult has since been arrested and is currently being held at the Vista Detention Facility. We are appalled by the thought that someone trusted to work with our children would betray their trust and innocence. Please be assured that this adult will not be on any campus in the District and that our administrative team will cooperate fully with law enforcement to ensure that justice is served. Anyone with information that may help with this investigation is encouraged to contact the Oceanside Police Department Family Protection Unit at 760-435-4377.”
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