Gabriel Argote was a well-known music teacher in both Fresno and western Fresno County. He taught at Mendota High School and gave private lessons in Fresno until his arrest last year.
Investigators are convinced there are more, but that first report put a stop to the crimes. Argote admitted to six of them Tuesday, lewd acts with two girls under the age of Police arrested him after a Valentine's Day incident with an year-old last year at a Fresno music store. We're not identifying the victim's parents to protect their daughter, but they just knew their daughter wasn't his first victim when he was already 66 years old.
In fact, after Action News reported about Argote's arrest last year, a second victim said he did it to her too, and he admitted sex crimes dating back to A plea deal calls for him to serve an year prison sentence -- about 30 years less than he could've gotten, but enough time for the victims to feel justice is served. A judge will make Argote's punishment official next month.
As it stands, he'll be 81 years old by the time he's eligible for parole. Welcome, Mickey. Manage MyDisney Account.
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