BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama high school coach accused of a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student has been indicted.
AL.com reports March 9 indictments from a Jefferson County grand jury against 23-year-old Willyncia Joy Harper were made public Friday. The county sheriff’s office says in a statement the volunteer assistant volleyball coach had sexual contact with the girl several times between October and December 2016.
The sheriff’s office says Harper posted $18,000 bond and was released from jail after her February 2017 arrest.
She is charged with school employee engaging in sex act with a student under the age of 19 and school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19.
A court trial has not been set yet. It is unclear if Harper has a lawyer.
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Information from: The Birmingham News, http://www.al.com/birminghamnews
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