Texas prison officials have delayed the release of Grammy-wining Tejano singer Jose \"Joe\" Lopez from later this year until at least 2018. <\/p>\n
Texas prison officials have delayed the release of Grammy-wining Tejano singer Jose \"Joe\" Lopez from later this year until at least 2018. <\/p>\n
Texas parole officials determined that Jose \"Joe\" Lopez needed to take a nine-month Sex Offender Treatment Class starting in May. The move pushes his potential release date from September until sometime in 2018. <\/p>\n
Texas parole officials determined that Jose \"Joe\" Lopez needed to take a nine-month Sex Offender Treatment Class starting in May. The move pushes his potential release date from September until <\/p>\n
A jury in Brownsville found Grupo Mazz singer Jose \"Joe\" Lopez guilty of having sex with a teenage girl. He was sentenced to three decades in prison. His parole comes because Lopez agreed to take a Sex Offender Treatment Class in prison, along with a several other conditions that would keep him away from his victim. <\/p>\n
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A jury in Brownsville found Grupo Mazz singer Jose \"Joe\" Lopez guilty of having sex with a teenage girl. He was sentenced to three decades in prison. His parole comes because Lopez agreed <\/p>\n
Not so fast: Freedom for imprisoned Tejano singer delayed <\/p>\n
Freedom for Jose Manuel \"Joe\" Lopez seemed within reach. The man who became famous as the singer for Grupo Mazz could see the end of his prison term just months away. <\/p>\n
Now, that horizon has been pushed a bit farther down the way. <\/p>\n
The Texas Pardons and Parole Board on Friday ordered the 66-year-old Lopez to complete a nine-month Sex Offender Treatment Program staring in May. <\/p>\n
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That move delays the release of Lopez from around September until 2018. <\/p>\n
Board spokesman Raymond Estrada told The Brownsville Herald the panel determined that the longer program was more appropriate for Lopez. <\/p>\n
Lopez became famous as the groups lead vocalist, producing several hits and albums for the Brownsville-based band. He and co-founder Jimmy Gonzalez went on to form separate bands, but each kept the name Mazz in some fashion. <\/p>\n
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A jury convicted Lopez, a Grammy-winning artist, in 2004 of having sex with a 13-year-old relative and being sentenced to up to 32 years in prison. <\/p>\n
Lopez was imprisoned at the W.F. Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, Texas. <\/p>\n
Grupo Mazz had no statement on it's Facebook page about Lopez on Sunday. It's unclear what Lopez will do once released or whether he will return to music. <\/p>\n
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