School Board Dismisses Wakey for Inappropriate Texts to Students
The judge ordered GPS monitoring and home confinement after prosecutors said investigators identified eight potential victims.
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Williamson County judge orders home confinement for former football coach - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill., (KBSI) — A former Carterville football coach charged in a criminal sexual abuse investigation pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was granted pretrial release under strict court-ordered conditions. John “Jake” Wakey appeared in Williamson County court on nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving minors allegedly connected to the Carterville football program between 2013 and 2015. Judge Michelle Schafer ordered…
Board fires Carterville assistant football coach after arrest on sexual abuse charges
The Carterville school board voted Tuesday to begin the process of firing John “Jake” Wakey, the Carterville High School assistant football coach and teacher charged with nine counts of sexual abuse. The decision came during a special meeting five days after Wakey’s arrest. According to dismissal documents obtained by the Daily Egyptian, the board concluded that Wakey engaged in “unprofessional, unacceptable, and immoral conduct,” demonstrated…
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