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Ex-Las Cruces teacher pleads guilty in child sex crimes case

Headline from KRQE Albuquerque

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A former educator who was arrested for child sex crimes pleaded guilty in a Las Cruces court on Monday, Oct. 19. Wyatt Cornelius, a 43-year-old former teacher and coach from Las Cruces, was facing charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor, child solicitation and contribu…

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  1. KTSM 9 News

    Ex-Las Cruces teacher returns to court for plea hearing on child sex crimes (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A former educator who was arrested for child sex crimes will be in court, again, on Monday, Oct. 19, for a plea hearing. Wyatt Cornelius, a 44-year-old former teacher and coach from Las Cruces, is facing two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    Former Las Cruces teacher pleads guilty to child solicitation (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Wyatt Cornelius, a former middle school teacher and coach, pleaded guilty to child solicitation Monday afternoon. The Dona Ana County District Attorney announced Cornelius pleaded guilty to child solicitation by electronic device and contributing to the delinquency of a mi…

  3. KRQE Albuquerque

    Ex-Las Cruces teacher pleads guilty in child sex crimes case (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A former educator who was arrested for child sex crimes pleaded guilty in a Las Cruces court on Monday, Oct. 19. Wyatt Cornelius, a 43-year-old former teacher and coach from Las Cruces, was facing charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor, child solicitation and contribu…

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