A FORMER SPEECH AND DEBATE COACH AT RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL PLEADS GUILTY TO A NUMBER OF CHARGES FOR HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT. LUIS CHAVEZ FACES UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON, AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS CHAVEZ WAS ALSO PROSECUTED IN A CASE INVOLVING ANOTHER FORMER STUDENT. THAT CASE WENT TO TRIAL EARLIER THIS YEAR, RESULTING IN AN ACQUITTAL ON THREE COUNTS AND A HUNG JURY ON ANOTHER. THE CASE WAS DISMISSED AS PART OF THE PLEA DEAL.
