A FORMER TEACHER AT MESA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RAPING A STUDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE JUDGE SUSPENDED NINE YEARS OF AN 18 YEAR SENTENCE…AND FACTORING IN TIME-SERVED, IT MEANS MIGUEL GARCIA WILL SERVE SIX YEARS BEHIND BARS.
GARCIA WILL ALSO HAVE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.
A JURY FOUND GARCIA GUILTY EARLIER THIS YEAR ON A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT OF A MINOR.
