Educator accused of sex crimes on YouTube pleads not guilty

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A former Southern California educator accused of molesting two girls, one of whom confronted her on the phone and posted the conversation to YouTube, pleaded not guilty Friday to felony charges, reports CBS Los Angeles.

Andrea Michelle Cardosa, 40, was arrested Feb. 3 and the station reports that she was charged with 11 counts of lewd acts with a child under 14 years old, five counts of forced sexual penetration and multiple sentence-enhancing allegations of targeting more than one victim in a sex crime.

In January, a 28-year-old woman posted a video on YouTube of a phone conversation with Cardosa in which she accuses the woman of sexually abusing her 16 years earlier when she was a 12-year-old student at Chemawa Middle School, and Cardosa was a coach. Cardosa appeared to acknowledge the crimes during the phone conversation.

A second woman identified as Brianna, now 18, came forward a short time later claiming Cardosa similarly sexually abused her when she was 15 and attending Tomas Rivera Middle School in Perris.

Superior Court Judge Helios Hernandez rejected defense attorney Randy Collins' argument that the case should be dismissed because the statute of limitations had run out.

Cardosa held teaching, coaching and administrative positions at both schools between 1997 and 2013, according to authorities. She is being held on $5 million bail and is scheduled to be in court for a felony settlement conference on May 23.