An assistant band teacher at Pleasant Grove High School has been charged with sexual exploitation after reportedly paying teenage girls — including at least one student — for nude pictures of themselves.
Luis Mendez-Gamino, 23, of Lindon, was charged in 4th District Court with 14 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and six counts of criminal solicitation, a class A misdemeanor. He was booked into the Utah County jail, where he is being held without bail.
According to Pleasant Grove police, Mendez-Gamino sent the 17-year-old student an Instagram message offering her $20 to $25 for each nude photo of herself she sent him, adding that he would pay her a total of $400 or more.