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David Rotchford was a music teacher at Ridgeview.
Credit McLean County Sheriff s Department
David Rotchford of Normal was charged in July with 17 counts of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving two victims, both former students. In an open plea agreement with the state, the music instructor pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault in exchange for dismissal of 16 other charges.
Rotchford faces a minimum of four years in prison. He must serve 85% of his sentence.
The sentencing hearing may include victim impact statements from the former students.
In the statement at Rotchford’s bond hearing shortly after his arrest, prosecutors said the teacher’s misconduct dated back to at least fall 2012. A former student told McLean County Sheriff’s Department investigators she had a romantic relationship with Rotchford, starting when she was a 17-year-old Ridgeview High School student.