A Jefferson County District Court judge sentenced former school psychologist James Michael Chevrier to at least five years in prison this week for sexually assaulting a student.
Chevrier, who goes by Michael, was a Jeffco Public Schools psychologist at Green Mountain and Bear Creek high schools when he was arrested in May 2025 following a Safe2Tell report about the assault.
A jury convicted Chevrier, 39, in January of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, a felony, as well as two felony drug charges and two misdemeanor charges for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was acquitted on charges of of soliciting child prostitution and attempted child sex assault.
Court officials sealed Chevrier’s arrest affidavit early in the case and few details about the investigation were made public, though the previously confirmed the charges involved three students, as well as separate drug-related crimes.
District Court Judge Diego Hunt — from five years to life — that depends in part on complying with sex offender treatment, the district attorney’s office said in a news release. Prosecutors had argued for the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the assault charge.
The victim in the case spoke at the sentencing hearing Thursday about how Chevrier’s actions robbed her of her freshman year of high school and trust in adults, the DA’s office said.
In a statement, said Chevrier used his position of trust to identify, target and exploit vulnerable teen girls who came to him for help.
“The abuse only stopped because the victim was brave enough to testify before a jury, face her abuser and describe the lasting impact of his crimes while he sat only feet away,” Spease said.
Chevrier’s attorneys could not immediately be reached for comment on the sentencing.
