YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - Michelle Christine Solis’ preliminary court hearing on March 7 at the Superior Court in Oroville was rescheduled to April.

Solis’ lead attorney, Matthew Clinton Smith, did not appear, due to a scheduling conflict at federal court in Sacramento, according to attorney Pat Beecham. Beecham requested the preliminary hearing be rescheduled for 8:30 a.m. April 23, which Judge Raymond J. Giordano granted.

Solis, who taught at Sycamore Middle School in Gridley, was charged with having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and with distributing sexually explicit photos to a minor, both filed on Nov. 21, 2023 by Supervising Deputy District Attorney J. Bennett.

Gridley Unified School District wrote in a statement that Solis has been on administrative leave since October 2023, when police were first notified of the allegations.

In November 2023, Solis was arrested and booked into Butte County Jail after the Gridley Police Department investigators said they found evidence of a sexual relationship with a former student who is a minor. Solis posted bail and was released.      

Solis plead not guilty on Jan. 12, 2024 to the two felony charges.