Overview

• Prosecutors filed multiple counts of criminal sexual penetration and criminal sexual contact of a minor, including charges identifying him as a school employee.
• A detention hearing found Gerard Flores poses a danger to the victim and the community, resulting in pretrial detention without bond.
• Investigators say the student reported an intimate relationship with her mariachi teacher and described it during a forensic interview.
• The girl told authorities the relationship began in late 2024 while she was in 8th grade and participating in the school's mariachi program.
• Deming police took Flores into custody at his residence on Sept. 16, and he remains jailed pending trial.