FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORMER SOUTH SAN TEACHER INDICTED

San Antonio, Texas: April 30, 2009:

Bexar County District Attorney Susan D. Reed announced today that former South San Antonio Independent School district teacher Alvino Tellez, age 46, was indicted by a Bexar Country grand jury for Indecency with a Child by Contact and Official Oppression.

The indictment alleges Tellez touched a female student's breasts. It is also alleged that Tellez made sexual advances to the student and made sexual comments about the student's appearance.

Indecency with a Child by Contact is a second-degree felony, which carries a punishment range of 2-20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Official Oppression is a Class A misdemeanor and carries a range of punishment of up to 1 year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. the case is pending in the 379th District court. A trial date has not yet been set.

For more information on this press release please contact: Adriana Biggs, Chief of the White Collar Division at (210) 335-2404.