Accused Pedophile Hired By Albuquerque School System

When Timothy "Jason" Martinez was hired by the Albuquerque Public School system in New Mexico to be the deputy superintendent, he somehow managed to avoid getting searched for his background. For he had a horrifying record. He had several outstanding child sex abuse charges in Colorado, according to hngn.

In June he had got hired by the school, dodging the employment background check and fingerprinting. Finally, it was on August 20 that he resigned. Though he cited personal issues, people believe now that it was because the Colorado authorities were on his trail.

It has emerged that he was "free on bond" yet not permitted to leave Colorado, due to multiple charges against him, including sexual contact with a boy under 15 years in 2012 and 2013. Officials accuse him of exhibiting a "pattern of sexual abuse."

At least six felony counts of "sexual assault on a child" related to his 2013 arrest are on him, according to KRQE.

"There is simply no explanation for exposing any of our children to an individual who has any violent or sexual criminal charges in his background," said New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, who announced Monday his office will look into why the public schools' safety records were bypassed, according to foxnews.

His record on the Denver police records isn't good. There are charges that he "touched" people under the age of 18, watched a minor take a shower at home and made a minor touch his "private parts" when he went on a trip to Las Vegas.

How did Superintendent Luis Valentino remain complacent when Martinez refused the mandatory background check? "I was surprised to learn of these charges and certainly would never have offered Mr. Martinez employment with the district if I had known," said Valentino.

The Albuquerque School Board thus held a five-hour emergency meeting on Sunday, to decide the action they need to take against Valentino, who had permitted a pedophile land a $163,000 position as an educational administrator, according to the Inquisitr.

The case will go to trial in October.