A FORMER SALINAS TEACHER ACCUSED OF MOLESTING 3 STUDENTS HAS WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND WILL FACE A COURT TRIAL BEFORE A JUDGE. 69 YEAR-OLD MANUEL G. RIVERA FACES A MAXIMUM TERM OF 16-MONTHS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED, A LOWER TERM FOR HIS CHARGED CRIMES THAN IF HE HAD FACED A JURY TRIAL. RIVERA IS DUE IN COURT MAY 5TH.