Riverside - A California educator has pleaded not guilty to sexual molestation charges that prosecutors say were filed after a former student confronted her in a phone call and posted the conversation on YouTube.
Andrea Cardosa, a 40-year-old former assistant principal, entered the plea in court on Friday.
Judge Helios Hernandez also rejected motions to toss the case and to reduce Cardosa's $5m bail.
Cardosa was arrested and charged with five felony counts of aggravated assault on a child and 11 other sex-related counts after the allegations surfaced on YouTube in January.
Another alleged victim came forward after the case became public.
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