I have to agree 10 to life from that judge is insane and the wrestling coach was crying on the stand and showing remorse. Definitely punish the HS wrestling coach, but even the victim's father and the victim herself did not want that coach to get punished THAT harshly.
Colorado is indeed WAY out there with some of their sentencing laws. All of this is a throwback to our Puritanical roots. I'm not saying it is right but if it was Europe no one would even give that much of a damn.
Now Ponce is obviously pretty damn guilty or he would not have run away in the first place, so it is almost a certainty that this is not a 'bullshit' charge. Ponce should undoubtedly serve a couple of years of time give or take, maybe more, but 10 to life is pretty insane for this offense. I also think he probably needs some sort of mental rehab, rather than just a straight-up punishment.
He may be best served to keep on going down to South America and get out of Mexico. If he goes to prison as a child molestor he is probably better off as a dead man. What a sad story. He had some merits, was well-regarded as a coach, good student, but he mad mistakes he knows he cannot make, and for those conscious and illegal actions he does deserve to be punished.