Former sub teacher turned accused child predator pleads not guilty

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Carlos Gonzalez, a substitute teacher turned accused predator, is present an inmate astatine the Fresno County Jail.

"He is appearing earlier the tribunal knowing the charges against him," defence lawyer Martin Taleisnik said connected Monday.

Gonzalez denies preying connected kids arsenic young arsenic 13, and helium pleaded not blameworthy to lewd behavior, sending pornography, and gathering children with the intent to person sex.

"The radical person concerns astir this defendant's - The information helium poses to the children of the community," authoritative Justine Keel said.

Nine counts successful all, the charges stem from 2 undercover operations, wherever investigators accidental Gonzalez utilized the app Kik to conscionable with radical helium thought were 14 and 13.

"He did repeatedly notation a interest astir being caught and wanting to sneak around," Keel said.

The authoritative revealed Gonzalez inactive had the chat unfastened connected his telephone erstwhile helium went to the gathering and recovered investigators posing arsenic those teens.

The Kik messages could soon travel retired successful court.

"The authorities has to beryllium (that) the radical helium solicited were nether the property of 18 and nether the property of 14," Action News Legal Analyst Tony Capozzi said.

The adjacent proceeding is inactive weeks away, and Gonzalez's lawyer tried repeatedly to support the antheral retired connected bail, highlighting his slumber apnea, his enactment with a counselor, and beardown assemblage ties.

"He doesn't person immoderate plans to flee," Taleisnik said.

But the justice sent Gonzalez to jailhouse and much than quadrupled his bail. He raised it from $50,000 to $225,000 implicit concerns astir the information of teenage girls.

"I judge that bail amount, hopefully, volition guarantee the information of society," the justice said.

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