The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office on Monday reinstated a felony lewd-act charge against former Enochs High School teacher James Hooker.
Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Jeff Mangar accepted a so-called first amended complaint bringing back Count 1, accusing Hooker of committing lewd acts with Autumn Rose, who was 14 to 15 years old at the time. The charge had been dropped after Rose died in July shortly before she was expected to testify.
Hooker, 55, again pleaded not guilty. Mangar vacated Monday’s scheduled preliminary hearing and called a hearing for Dec. 16 at 8:30 a.m., where prosecutors and the defense must either reach a resolution or schedule a new preliminary examination…