Ex-El Capitan Swim Coach Pleads Guilty to Molesting Teenage Student

Former El Capitan High School swim coach , 22, pleaded guilty Monday to molesting a 16-year-old female student at a private residence.

He faces a maximum three years in prison when he is sentenced in July for a single charge of oral copulation with a minor.

In November, Stevens turned himself in at the and was arrested on suspicion of oral copulation with a minor by means of force or fear, sheriff's Sgt. Justin White said.

Stevens, a Lakeside resident who was previously a part-time swim instructor at the school, was booked into county jail in downtown San Diego.

The sex assault allegedly occurred when Stevens and the teenage girl were taking down decorations at a Lakeside home where a private Halloween ''haunted house'' had been staged, according to White.

The girl reported the purported assault the following day, the sergeant said.

Though the alleged molestation did not occur at El Capitan or at a school-sponsored function, school officials notified county Child Protective Services personnel immediately after it was reported, according to , a spokeswoman for .

The district ''aggressively pursues allegations of criminal activity against its students,'' Martin said.

Stevens served as a ''walk on'' coach at the Lakeside campus from February to May of this year and is no longer a district employee, Martin said.

City News Contributed to this report.