PALMDALE – A local youth boxing coach who pleaded no contest in a child molestation case is now a wanted man.
Gregorio Gustavo Olvera failed to appear for his scheduled sentencing hearing Monday, March 23, at the Antelope Valley courthouse, and a no-bail bench warrant was issued for Olvera’s arrest, according to Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
Olvera, a 50-year-old boxing coach who provided instruction at his Palmdale residence, was arrested in November after molestation allegations were brought forward involving two girls under the age of 14, sheriff’s officials said previously.
The mother of one of the victims said Olvera ran a boxing program from his home garage, located on the 37000 block of Populus Avenue in East Palmdale. During one of the sessions, Olvera allegedly took her young daughter to an upstairs bedroom “saying he needed to massage her,” the mother said, and that’s when the molestation occurred.
Olvera was charged Dec. 16 with two felony counts of lewd acts on a child under 14. He initially pleaded not guilty Jan. 6, and then he withdrew the not guilty plea a month later, pleading no contest Feb. 11 to one felony count of lewd acts on a child under 14, according to court records. A no contest plea has the same legal effect as a guilty plea.
Olvera, who bailed out of jail hours after arrest, had been out of custody awaiting sentencing.
A crowd of nearly two dozen people attended the scheduled sentencing hearing Monday, including the two alleged victims, their family members, and representatives from Bikers Against Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Response Services (S.A.R.S.) at Valley Oasis.
But Olvera’s defense attorney told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Blanchard that he hadn’t spoken to his client in two weeks, prompting the judge to issue the no-bail warrant.
The mother of the second victim spoke to The AV Times Monday evening.
She said the family was told that Olvera was to be sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to register as a sex offender, as part of a plea agreement. He would have faced deportation after completing his sentence, the victim’s mother said. She said that’s why she believes Olvera may have already fled to Mexico.
Information on the terms of Olvera’s plea deal could not be confirmed with the District Attorney’s office Monday evening.
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Interesting says
Interesting that the picture at the top of this article shows the perp with the word “Tijuana” on the wall behind him….
Helllooooooooooo……. Is that a hint fro the AV Press or what!!!!!
Mark says
Illegal aliens returning to Mexico to avoid prison. Sounds like a viable option to me. Americans are so stupid.
CLAIRE JENKINS says
LIKE IT OR NOT OPEN BORDERS IA HERE TO STAY WHOEVER DISAGREES SHOULD BE JAILED FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST IT
BORDERS says
Borders need to be closed. Speaking out against it =freedom of speech.Sounds like your illegal and need to be deported.
Jesus says
I’m not an illegal but people like you should be punished for saying dumb stuff like that most of us are here trying to make a good living while some of you just throw it away I’m about to join the us army because I love this country but hate that we are protecting dumb people like you
Mike says
Another hard working undocumented worker in our midst thanks to the federal government’s refusal to secure our borders.
John says
Was not a hard worker, he made my aunt loser her house because he didn’t pay rent for a year…. [removed]
mar24 says
There are many M*****F****RS out here in the AV, victimizing young women, young mother’s, Mentally ill, and innocent people, by acting like there a friend and abusing, tricking, stealing, hurting, and setting them up to do unthinkable acts. If you have people coming in and out of your house all of sudden, You’ve BEEN Targeted. STOP NOW!!!!, keep names, these scum bags are using your place for their SPOT for their illegal use. They will use it to get high, get you high, and make you do sexual acts and rape you, beat you up take anything you have, their not your FRIENDS. They might be getting paid by someone to steal your identity, do fraud, get your kids taken away, use them and their identity. Its a business for these guys on the street that don’t have a job or any income, so this is how they get it. PLEASE if you don’t want to see your real friend or family member hurt, help by reporting it, so you and yours don’t become a victim!! I BELEIVE THERE IS A GUY/GUYS PAYING THESE THUGS MONEY, LOTS OF MONEY TO DO THIS, THEY MAY BE USING YOU, YOUR KIDS, FAMILY FOR ALL KINDS OF ILLEGAL ACTS, TAX FRAUD, INSURANCE FRAUD, ALL KINDS OF [removed]!!! PLEASE PASS OUT THE WORD SO WE CAN STOP THESE GUYS!!
Mark says
spotted in Cabo yesterday
Johnny Trece says
If he was to go to prison, his stay there would be very unpleasant. For his type of crime, he would be constantly targeted by other prisoners.
No Gray Area says
3 possibilities….. Fled to Mexico, Someone took the law into their own hands ( which I wish and Hope they did) I believe in Street Justice, or maybe the coward offed himself as an admission of guilt!….?? The last 2 are the best options
Bob says
Thanks to Obama and our open borders I’m sure this scum bag will re-surface again from Mexico with no problem only to abuse more children here in California.
dumbandblind says
Blame is just a lazy person’s way of making sense of chaos.
Bob says
Hey dumbandblind, if the shoe fits wear it.
mark says
living back in Mexico im sure