Former Northside teacher Cecilia Mueller faces reported five-count indictment

Five counts reported in the case

Former Northside elementary teacher Cecilia Cerrillo Mueller faces a reported five-count indictment in a child sex abuse case that led to her arrest in April.

The counts described in September 30 public reporting include three allegations of indecency with a child by sexual contact, one allegation of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one continuous-abuse allegation involving a child under 14.

The publicly reported allegations involve a former student and conduct during Mueller’s time at Lewis Elementary School. She worked there for nearly 12 years, until June 2019, according to that reporting, and was no longer affiliated with Northside Independent School District.

April arrest and bond release

Bexar County jail records reviewed by Bexar County Mugshots show Mueller was arrested and booked April 27 at the Bexar Adult Detention Center. The original booking contains one charge, listed as SEX ABUSE OF CHILD CONTINUOUS: VICTIM UNDER 14.

The San Antonio Police Department is listed as the arresting agency. The county gives warrant number 2026W10246672 and an alleged offense date of February 1, 2017, more than nine years before the arrest.

That date is the one recorded for the booking allegation. The jail entry does not describe the full period of alleged conduct or the evidence supporting the charge.

The county lists April 29 as Mueller’s release date, and the charge’s custody entry reads Released on Bond. Her record is identified by booking B202616997 and SID 1224423.

A later development in the prosecution

The reported indictment concerns a later stage of the case than the April arrest. The county booking reviewed here still lists the single continuous-abuse charge; the five reported indictment counts do not establish a second arrest.

The April bond release also does not establish Mueller’s custody status today or resolve the allegations. An indictment is an accusation, not a verdict.