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\nA day before a trial was scheduled to begin, a former Jefferson County Public Schools teacher pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n
\nA day before a trial was scheduled to begin, a former Jefferson County Public Schools teacher pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n
Christopher Morris, 52, waived his right to trial by entering an Alford plea, which is a plea of guilty containing a protestation of innocence, on 37 counts of child sex abuse. <\/p>\n
Morris was arrested in June 2022, after police say he sexually abused two teens. At the time, Morris was employed with Jefferson County Public Schools and was a coach for a traveling Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball team.<\/p>\n
Morris was later indicted on 38 counts of criminal behavior, including sexual abuse of a minor and sodomy. Police said the crimes happened between August 2012 and May 2022 with one victim who was under 16 years old, and another victim under 18 years old. <\/p>\n
On Monday, Morris pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful transaction of a minor, which is a class B felony, 13 counts of sex abuse and 22 counts of sodomy.<\/p>\n
The plea agreement means a 20-year sentence for Morris. According to the Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney, Morris is expected to receive two 10-year consecutive sentences for a total of 20 years in prison. He must serve 85% of the sentence before he is eligible for parole. Morris will also have to register as a sex offender and complete a sex offender treatment program.<\/p>\n
Morris will be sentenced by Judge Eric Haner on December 4.
\nSource: WDRB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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