Overview
- Jurors in Jefferson County found Rubel “Tim” Martinez, 68, guilty of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust with a pattern of abuse.
- Prosecutors said he repeatedly assaulted a Lakewood High School student from 2014 to 2016 during and after school hours on and off campus.
- Martinez worked in Jefferson County schools from 2006 to 2022, ran an after-school clown club, and served as pastor at Breakthrough Ministries.
- The victim reported the abuse to Lakewood police in August 2024, prompting Martinez’s arrest and pretrial release on bond.
- He was taken into custody after the verdict, and court records list his sentencing hearing for March 9.