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Judge Sally Pokorny accepts a guilty plea from Mateo Clavel Wills, left, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Douglas County District Court. Seated with Wills is his attorney, Hatem Chahine.

A former Raintree Montessori School employee accused of inappropriately touching two preschoolers at the private school took a plea agreement on Friday and could face a sentence of more than 15 years in prison.

Mateo Clavel Wills, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child on Friday in Douglas County District Court. Several of his original charges were dropped as part of the plea agreement; he was originally charged with four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14, two involving a 3-year-old and two more involving a 4-year-old.

The parties agreed to recommend a sentence of 186 months, or 15.5 years, in prison for the offenses. Wills will also have to register as a violent offender and a sex offender for life.

Wills’ sentencing is set for Oct. 30. Defense attorney Hatem Chahine requested that Wills remain free on bond until sentencing, and the state did not object to that request.