Chess coach pleads guilty to sex charges

FORT COLLINS - A former chess coach accused of sexually assaulting
three of his students pleaded guilty to two charges today and avoided
any prison time.

Robert Snyder, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a
child and one count of unlawful sexual contact during a hearing in
District Court. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Snyder will
serve two years in the Larimer County Detention Center for the unlawful
sexual contact charge and will spend the rest of his life on sex
offender intensive supervised probation.

Snyder, who ran Chess for Juniors out of his Fort Collins home,
originally faced four counts of sexual assault on a child by a person
in a position of trust plus two sentence-enhancing counts of sexual
assault on a child, pattern of abuse.

Police said Snyder engaged in inappropriate behavior with three male
students at his home, 2619 Silver Creek Drive, as well as at his
parents' home in California and a hotel room in Atlanta. The plea
agreement covers all three victims.

Snyder, who was taken into custody following the hearing, will be back
in court for a formal sentencing next month.

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samsloan wrote:
Chess coach pleads guilty to sex charges

FORT COLLINS - A former chess coach accused of sexually assaulting
three of his students pleaded guilty to two charges today and avoided
any prison time.

Robert Snyder, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a
child and one count of unlawful sexual contact during a hearing in
District Court. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Snyder will
serve two years in the Larimer County Detention Center for the unlawful
sexual contact charge and will spend the rest of his life on sex
offender intensive supervised probation.

Snyder, who ran Chess for Juniors out of his Fort Collins home,
originally faced four counts of sexual assault on a child by a person
in a position of trust plus two sentence-enhancing counts of sexual
assault on a child, pattern of abuse.

Police said Snyder engaged in inappropriate behavior with three male
students at his home, 2619 Silver Creek Drive, as well as at his
parents' home in California and a hotel room in Atlanta. The plea
agreement covers all three victims.

Snyder, who was taken into custody following the hearing, will be back
in court for a formal sentencing next month.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62634

Snyder was not so smart. No one has caught me yet. It's best to go to
Asia for young boys or girls. I could teach him a few things about it.

Sam Sloan
USCF Executive Board Member

samsloan wrote:
Chess coach pleads guilty to sex charges

FORT COLLINS - A former chess coach accused of sexually assaulting
three of his students pleaded guilty to two charges today and avoided
any prison time.

Robert Snyder, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a
child and one count of unlawful sexual contact during a hearing in
District Court. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Snyder will
serve two years in the Larimer County Detention Center for the unlawful
sexual contact charge and will spend the rest of his life on sex
offender intensive supervised probation.

Snyder, who ran Chess for Juniors out of his Fort Collins home,
originally faced four counts of sexual assault on a child by a person
in a position of trust plus two sentence-enhancing counts of sexual
assault on a child, pattern of abuse.

Police said Snyder engaged in inappropriate behavior with three male
students at his home, 2619 Silver Creek Drive, as well as at his
parents' home in California and a hotel room in Atlanta. The plea
agreement covers all three victims.

Snyder, who was taken into custody following the hearing, will be back
in court for a formal sentencing next month.

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62634

Snyder was not so smart. No one has caught me yet. It's best to go to
Asia for young boys or girls. I could teach him a few things about it.

Sam Sloan
USCF Executive Board Member