NEW MEXICO
KOAT

[with video]

SANTA FE, N.M. —Deputies recently served a search warrant at the Archdiocese of Santa Fe as part of an investigation involving an art teacher arrested after being accused of sexually touching young female students.

Another search warrant was served at Santo Nino Catholic School, where Aaron Chavez, 47, worked.

Deputies were able to retrieve a laptop, SD cards and personnel files to assist in the investigation, documents show. Chavez currently faces five charges for inappropriately touching students.

According to court records, one of the victim’s parents reported the alleged abuse to the archdiocese nearly four years ago. Those records show the archdiocese did its own investigation, but concluded the allegation was unsubstantiated.