PUEBLO COUNTY — A former Pueblo County School District 70 teacher plead guilty Friday to sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.
Russell Davis, a former teacher in Pueblo County School District 70, took a plea deal on the charge, which is a class three felony. In November 2023, Davis was placed on administrative leave. He was fired a month later.
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Davis was arrested on January 12.
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Davis was sentenced to twenty years probation and an additional 90 days in jail.
According to arrest papers, Davis allegedly inappropriately touched a student in a locked classroom.
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“I’m grateful for the deputies, detectives and prosecutors involved in this case being the voice of the victim,” said Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero.
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