Colorado School Secretary Faces Multiple Felony Charges in Child Sexual Assault Case
A Colorado middle school secretary stands accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student and making emasculating comments about her husband's body to the alleged victim, according to a detailed arrest affidavit obtained by authorities. Brenda Meza, 34, is currently wanted by police after allegedly admitting to unlawful sexual contact with an underage boy in the backseat of her vehicle.
Disturbing Details Emerge from Investigation
The affidavit reveals that Meza and the teenage boy engaged in sexual intercourse on multiple occasions and exchanged dozens of explicit text messages containing nude photographs and graphic discussions about sexual acts. In one particularly disturbing message, detectives allege Meza told the boy that his appendage was larger than that of her husband, Noe Meza.
It was Meza's own husband who initially reported her to law enforcement after discovering what he described as inappropriate conduct between his wife and a Franklin Middle School student. Police visited the couple's Greeley home on February 12, where Meza, a mother of two, initially admitted she and the student had gotten super close to each other before confessing to further sexual contact.
Relationship Timeline and Alleged Offenses
Investigators allege Meza and the teen connected on social media in November last year and began texting shortly afterward. Their relationship escalated in January when the alleged victim told Meza he was quitting marijuana and invited her to join him for what he called his last ever smoke session.
According to the affidavit, they met in a Walmart parking lot where Meza allegedly provided the teen with two Buzz Ball cocktails containing 15 percent alcohol while she consumed marijuana edibles. After becoming inebriated, the pair allegedly began kissing and touching before moving to the backseat of Meza's car for their first sexual encounter.
The relationship continued despite a brief three-day pause in communication, with the pair exchanging I love you messages 81 times over just two weeks. Meza reportedly told the teen she felt like she knew him in another life and warned she would become jealous if she saw him talking to other girls at school.
Multiple Sexual Encounters and Attempts at Secrecy
Text message reviews revealed Meza acknowledged she could be fired for buying alcohol for the minor and advised they needed to keep their relationship secret because if anyone found out, they would get in trouble.
The pair allegedly had sex for a second time in February at Ramseier Park in Greeley. Meza told detectives she purchased marijuana, picked the teen up from his home, and got high with him in her vehicle before they relocated to the backseat for another sexual encounter lasting approximately three minutes.
The alleged victim, however, told investigators they engaged in intercourse three times total and that Meza performed oral sex on him several times. Detectives claim to have corroborated these allegations through their review of text messages containing crude references to these acts.
Investigation and Current Status
Greeley police launched their investigation on February 12 after Noe Meza contacted dispatchers. A warrant for Brenda Meza's arrest was issued on March 11, charging her with multiple felonies including:
- Sexual assault of a child by one in a position of trust
- Sexual exploitation
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Tampering with evidence
When officers responded to her home to execute the warrant, Meza was not present. Her husband refused to cooperate with police and would not allow them to search the residence. During a traffic stop later that day, Noe Meza told officers he had no information about his wife's whereabouts and that he and his family were traveling to the US-Mexico border.
Employment and Background Information
School District 6 confirmed Meza was previously employed at Franklin Middle School as a secretary starting in February 2020. The school serves approximately 600 students in grades six through eight, and the alleged victim had attended for about two years.
Meza helped with clubs and served as the school's cross-country coach before being placed on administrative leave on February 12 and subsequently fired on February 25. Beyond her school duties, Meza operated an amateur nail salon from her Greeley home beginning in October last year.
Public records show the Mezas purchased their one-bedroom house in May 2021 for $299,900. The couple, who have been together since at least March 2013, appear to have two sons together. Meza remains at large, with authorities believing she may have fled Colorado entirely.
