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A California music teacher has been found dead only days after he was arrested on suspicion of the sexual abuse and molestation of a child under the age of 14.
Darren Smith, 55, from Fairfax, who taught music at Mill Valley Middle School, north of San Francisco, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and the continuous sexual abuse of a child.
When school district officials became aware of the allegations, they contacted the Sheriff's Office and placed Smith on administrative leave.
Smith had been employed by the district since August 2013 and taught music in kindergarten through fifth grade. He had also previously worked for 13 years as a music teacher at elementary schools in the Alameda Unified School District.
Smith was booked into the Marin County Jail on Tuesday where his bail had been set at $200,000.
California music teacher Darren Smith, 55, was arrested on Tuesday following a report that the school district filed with the Marin County Sheriff's Office
His body was found dead in the waters off of Drakes Beach on Point Reyes near San Francisco a day after his arrest on suspicion of sexually abusing a child
But less than 24 hours later, on Wednesday evening, Smith's body was recovered from the waters off Drakes Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore.
Emergency services were notified after someone on the
