BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A judge has ruled he will not grant a new trial or lower the 30-year prison term for a former teacher and coach convicted of molesting a student.
The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2eYNMUL) Circuit Judge Larry Bourgeois had given Leslie DeWitt the maximum penalty for touching a child for lustful purposes on Oct. 17 after a Hancock County jury found her guilty on two counts. He sentenced her to 30 years in prison.
DeWitt taught at Hancock High School and was an assistant coach on the girls’ basketball team. The victim was a player.
Bourgeois said Thursday he will issue an order by Tuesday on DeWitt’s request for a bond while her case is appealed.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com
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