4 years after the longtime head soccer coach for Willard Excessive College was arrested on suspicion of getting an inappropriate sexual relationship with a pupil, a trial date has been set — however not till early 2025.
Timothy Glyn Magee was arrested in August 2020, fired from his teaching job and charged with three felony counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. He’s scheduled to go to trial Jan. 27.
Magee had been positioned on administrative depart earlier in early August 2020 after allegations have been made by a former pupil.
In line with a probable cause statement, the sufferer instructed Willard police that she met Magee within the spring of 2008 when she was on the highschool soccer workforce, they usually started exchanging textual content messages and cellphone calls.
In August and September of 2009, the assertion says the scholar went to Magee’s dwelling a number of occasions on Saturday mornings whereas his spouse was at work they usually carried out intercourse acts on each other.
The woman was youthful than 17 on the time and couldn’t legally consent to sexual relations with an grownup. On the time, Magee was greater than twice her age.
In line with the assertion, when confronted by the allegations, Magee confessed. The Information-Chief left a message searching for remark with legal professional Stuart Huffman, who represents Magee.
Magee, who nonetheless lives in Willard, appeared Wednesday in entrance of Greene County Choose Jerry Harmison for what was anticipated to be a pre-trial listening to for a jury trial in late August. Nonetheless, that Aug. 26 trial was postponed for 5 months.
A brand new pre-trial listening to is now set for Jan. 22.
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If convicted, Magee faces as much as 10 years in jail and a effective of as much as $10,000.
Employed by the Willard district in 2005, Magee taught particular schooling and bodily schooling. He later stepped away from instructing however was named head girls and boys soccer coach in 2008.
Magee labored for Springfield Public Faculties earlier than he was employed in Willard. He was a particular schooling instructor at Weller Elementary in 2002-03 and Hillcrest Excessive College in 2003-05. In 2004-05, he additionally coached soccer at Hillcrest.
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