Onley man pleads not guilty to three counts of child sex offenses

By Linda Cicoira

     An Onley man entered pleas of not guilty Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court to three counts of sex offenses involving a child younger than 13 years old.

     Thirty-nine-year-old Jonathan Martin Chavez, of Locustville Court, asked that a jury hear his case. He denied accusations of sexual abuse, rape and sodomy of the child on June 28, 2022.  Chavez spoke through a Spanish interpreter acknowledging that he could not understand English.  The jury was tentatively scheduled for April 25 and 26.