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Volunteer Track Coach At Eagle Valley HS Charged With Sexual Assault

GYPSUM, Colo. (CBS4)- The Eagle County Sheriff's Office arrested a volunteer track coach at Eagle Valley High School, suspected of having a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old student.

Sheriff's deputies obtained an arrest warrant for Omar Saucedo of Gypsum on Thursday. Saucedo, 20, is being charged with sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

Detectives said the sexual encounter between Saucedo and the 15-year-old did not occur on school property.

The student was a member of the school track and field team at the time of the alleged incident but is no longer on the team.

Saucedo was booked into the Eagle County Detention Facility on Friday. He will be held without bond until he appears before a judge on Monday.

If you think you may have any information about the suspects or this crime, please call the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 or Eagle County Crime Stoppers at 970-328-7007, 1-800-972-TIPS, or text a tip from your cell phone by texting STOPCRIME plus your message to CRIMES (274637). If your tip leads to the arrest and indictment of any suspect involved, you could earn up to a $1,000 reward from the Crime Stoppers.

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