APS assistant could lose job over sexual allegations

January 19, 2011

-p-s leaders will decide tomorrow if a middle school educational assistant and volunteer basketball coach will keep his job. police say the 19-year-old man admitted to maki sexual advances toward a 14-year- old student. kayla anderson is live at aps headquarters with the latest. according to this criminal complaint 19-year-old tomas vargas admitted everything to police. but when we wanted him to tell us his side of the story today-- he bolted out of the courthouse. 19-year-old tomas vargas appeared in court this afternoon-- charged with attempted criminal sexual penetration and false imprisonment. out on bond and desperate to dodge our questions-- he ran away. "mr. vargas do you have any comment? no comment at this time." vargas has worked for aps for the past five months... as an educational assistant and volunteer assistant minute thumbnail 05:08 pm basketball coach at tony hillerman middle school. now his job may be on the line.