Politics & Government

Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Andre Edwards

Edwards' preliminary hearing was scheduled on Thursday morning for Sept. 1 at 9 a.m.

A preliminary hearing date has been set in San Mateo County Superior Court for Andre Edwards, the former custodian accused of two students.

The court scheduled the preliminary hearing for Sept. 1 at 9 a.m.

Edwards, 52, on April 15 to two counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

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Edwards did not appear in court on Thursday. He is out of custody on a $200,000 bail bond, which he  about 1:45 a.m. on March 18, the morning after he was arrested following a four-month-long investigation by the that stemmed from a female student's reports that Edwards inappropriately touched her.

It was the second time a student had accused Edwards of such behavior; in 2001, Edwards allegedly put his hands down the pants of a 13-year-old girl, according to the district attorney's office.

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That girl also reported the incident, but the case was not prosecuted due to lack of corroboration. Edwards was told, however, to not be alone with any students in his janitor office.

Edwards, who retired from the on Feb. 28, had worked there since September 1987. He has denied the claims.


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