Cardenas, a wrestling coach and Spanish teacher at Piedmont High School, has been charged with three counts of second degree rape and two counts of forcible sodomy. The alleged victim is a female student.
The Canadian County District Attorney charged Cardenas on Thursday. He was booked into the Canadian County Jail.
Piedmont Public Schools is expected to issue a statement Friday.
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