A jury is deliberating in the trial of a 77-year-old former sports coach accused of abusing four girls. Multiple reports say the man was originally charged with 79 counts covering alleged abuse occurring between 1971 and 1981. Before the case reached the jury, he pleads guilty to five of the charges. The jury therefore considers the remaining contested allegations.
According to the outlets, deliberations are set to continue after starting earlier in the week or resuming after a scheduled break. The reporting focuses on the status of the jury’s work and the procedural point that the defendant’s guilty plea to some counts occurred prior to the jury’s consideration of the rest.
No outlet in the provided text specifies the outcome of the deliberations, the exact details of the allegations, or any arguments made in court. The shared emphasis is on the defendant’s age, the number and time span of the original charges, the guilty plea to five counts, and that the jury’s deliberations are ongoing.
