RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County school psychologist was arrested and charged for child sex crimes following a three-month investigation.  

Paul Ryan Coleman, DOB: 11-30-1979, of Yucaipa, reached out to and exchanged hundreds of sexually explicit messages with an undercover investigator posing as a 13-year-old child. After a three-month investigation, Coleman traveled from his residence to the City of Riverside to meet with whom he believed to be a child. He was instead arrested by members of the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team on March 12.

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The investigation revealed that Coleman is employed as a licensed school psychologist at the Nuview Union School District and the Nuview Bridge Early College High School in the City of Nuevo.

Nuview Union School District issued a statement to parents, stating Coleman submitted his resignation last month and will not be employed with the district in the coming school year.

Coleman was charged with the following:

• Count 1: PC 664/288(a) – Attempted child molestation

• Count 2: PC 288.4 – Arranging to meet a minor for sex

• Count 3: PC 288.3(a) – Arranging to meet with a minor for sexual gratification

He pled not guilty to all charges today, March 17.

Coleman’s next hearing is a Felony Settlement Conference scheduled for March 26 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 53 at Riverside Hall of Justice.

Anyone with additional information or who believes they are a victim is encouraged to contact Riverside District Attorney Senior Investigator Edwin Tapia, [email protected].