PUEBLO COUNTY – A man pleaded guilty Friday to sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.
Russell Davis, a former teacher in Pueblo County School District 70, accepted a plea deal on the charge, which is a Class III 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 prison.
According to arrest records, Davis allegedly inappropriately touched a student in a locked classroom.
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“I am grateful to the officers, detectives and prosecutors involved in this case for being the voice of the victim,” said Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero.
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