NEW MEXICO
KRQE
By Chelo Rivera and Candace Hopkins
SANTA FE (KRQE) – A Santa Fe art teacher was arrested and charged after confessing that he inappropriately touched a 6-year-old student.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says Aaron Dean Chavez was taken into custody Wednesday. Chavez is a teacher at Santo Nino Regional Catholic School.
Officials say Chavez’s arrest comes after the mother of a 6-year-old student reported that Chavez touched her daughter after he told her to “tuck in her shirt” and put his hand down the girl’s pants. The woman told police that Chavez put his hand in the girl’s underwear and that this might not be the first time he inappropriately touched the girl.
Chavez was arrested and was questioned. SFCO says Chavez ultimately admitted to having physical contact with the child while they were painting.
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