SOMERVILLE ISD COACH ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, ONLINE SOLICITATION

  

A coach at Somerville ISD has been arrested for online solicitation of a minor and sexual assault of a child.

28-year-old Mike Christopher Vela was arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday at Somerville High School.

The charges resulted from an extensive investigation in which a 15-year-old male made allegations of inappropriate and unlawful conduct with Vela in Washington County.

According to the school’s website, Vela is the head basketball coach at Somerville High School and teaches 7th grade Texas History and 10th grade World History. Vela’s online profile also says he previously coached in Brenham, Poth, and Cameron Yoe.

He is currently being held at the Washington County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

Somerville ISD released a statement Tuesday saying:

“This afternoon, February 21, 2017, one of our educators, Mike Vela, was arrested at the Somerville High School by Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The charges as communicated by law enforcement are inappropriate relationship with a minor. Somerville ISD is cooperating fully with the law enforcement and will release information as it is released to us. The safety and security of our students is our number one priority. We will continue to investigate this matter on our end and ask that you share with law enforcement and/or with Mr. Camarillo any suspicions/incidents that you are aware of related to this matter.”