A former KSP trooper charged with having sex with a 15 year-old girl has taken a plea deal to avoid jail time. <\/p>\n
Young pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful transaction with a minor. The prosecutor is recommending a sentence of two years on each charge running at the same time with five years probation, meaning Young will not spend any time in jail. The judge still has to approve the plea deal at a hearing in November. <\/p>\n
In March of 2014, a Meade County grand jury indicted Young and former Brandenburg Officer Todd Matti for rape and sodomy of the same girl. Matti’s trial is set for April. Two other former police officers, Chris Woosley and Jerry Clanton lost their jobs but has not had charges brought against them in the wake of the allegations in this case.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor says this plea deal should have no bearing on Matti’s case because they are different types of cases and that’s why they couldn’t be tried together. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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