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Former McCracken County Fishing Coach Pleads Guilty To Attempted Sex Abuse

MCCRACKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBPAGE

A former west Kentucky high school fishing coach has pleaded guilty to attempted sex abuse and possession of child pornography. 

John Parks served as a volunteer fishing coach at McCracken County High School. He admitted to each charge through a plea agreement at a hearing Thursday in McCracken Circuit Court. As part of that deal, nine counts of possession of child porn were dismissed.

Parks will be sentenced at a hearing on April 17.

Dalton York is a Morning Edition host and reporter for WKYU in Bowling Green. He is a graduate of Murray State University, where he majored in History with a minor in Nonprofit Leadership Studies. While attending Murray State, he worked as a student reporter at WKMS. A native of Marshall County, he is a proud product of his tight-knit community.
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