Teacher pleads not guilty in sex sting

Updated: Friday, 03 Jul 2009, 5:30 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Jul 2009, 5:30 AM EDT

White Plains, N.Y. (AP) - A former Ridgefield, Conn. coach has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he tried to lure a 15-year-old girl he met online into having sex with him.

Gregg Cavaluzzi entered the plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in White Plains. A judge ordered Cavaluzzi undergo a psychiatric examination to help determine bail conditions.

Cavaluzzi taught seventh-grade social studies at Pelham Middle School. He previously coached lacrosse in Pleasantville, N.Y., and Ridgefield, Conn. He also has worked in New York City schools.

Pelham Superintendent Dennis Lauro says police found no students at risk.

Attorney Clinton Calhoun says his client suffers from depression and cocaine addiction.

If convicted, Cavaluzzi faces a possible life sentence.

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Information from: The Journal News

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