Teacher accused of sexually abusing a student after police allegedly found a video

A middle school teacher in California is facing charges after detectives investigating another case allegedly found a video showing her having sex with a former student.

On Monday, September 10, Soledad Police detectives arrested 34-year-old Marina Ramirez Rico on suspicion of having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old former student, Soledad Police said in a press release.

During the investigation into another case, investigators allegedly found a video showing the two having sex, the press release said.

Police said they executed a search warrant for Rico’s home as part of a suspected weapons investigation, local stations ABC 13 and KSBW report.

The alleged sexual abuse occurred when Rico was a teacher at Soledad High School and the victim was a student there.

According to police, Rico is now a teacher at Main Street Middle School in Soledad.

Investigators immediately notified school administration. “The district has taken precautionary measures to ensure the safety of students,” police said.

When detectives took Rico into custody, they found “further evidence of this crime” during the arrest, police said.

She was booked into the Monterey County Jail on multiple charges related to sexual intercourse with a minor, police said.

According to online jail records, she is accused of having sex with a minor five times, KSBW reports. She was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail.

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Rico was placed on leave following her arrest, the superintendent of the Soledad Unified School District told local broadcaster KION.

The superintendent did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Soledad police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for information about the alleged weapons investigation.

Soledad Police are asking anyone with information about this case or who knows someone who may have had inappropriate contact with Rico to call Detective Lozano at 831-223-5164.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.