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| Alanna Reichle |
07/14/2011
A 33-year-old Cathedral City woman, who had served as a Police Activities League director at the time of arrest on accusations of having sex with an underage boy, will be arraigned next week, court officials said Wednesday.
Alanna Reichle is charged with three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and one count of oral copulation with a person under 18.
Reichle had been set to be arraigned Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio but the proceedings were rescheduled to July 21.
She is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy, authorities said.
At the time of her arrest, Reichle was the director of the Western Coachella Valley Police Activities League and was employed in that position as a civilian staff member by the Palm Springs Police Department.
She had been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, officials said in May.
The status of her employment was not available Wednesday night.
Reichle served three years as the Palm Springs Police Department drug prevention officer before taking over the Police Activities League in 2007, according to The Desert Sun archive.
She has been publicly recognized for her work as PAL director at events including the annual Peace Officers and Public Safety Awards luncheons.
In 2008, she was presented with the Service to Youth award and in 2009, Western Coachella Valley PAL was named Outstanding Community Program.
Among her many community service activities, she spearheaded a Christmas food drive for homebound seniors.
