James Elijah Betts, 41, assistant coach for boys' & girls' track teams at Franklin Community High School, Franklin Community Schools, Franklin, Indiana, forced student to have sex with him Former Franklin Community High School track coach charged with child seduction A former Franklin Community High School track and field coach is facing multiple child seduction charges after prosecutors say he forced a student to have sex with him while he was employed at the school in 2014. James Elijah Betts, 41, of Franklin, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County Superior Court with four counts of child seduction after a former student told police Betts forced her to have sex with him in May and July of 2014 — when she was 16 years old. Franklin Police Department officials became aware of the allegations against Betts on March 30 after receiving ... Continue reading... https://www.indystar.com/story/news...ack-coach-charged-child-seduction/7350526002/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Former Franklin Community High School track coach charged with child seduction[/google]
Ex-Franklin track coach pleads guilty to child seduction 10 May 2022 The sentence is for six years, with three years to be executed in Indiana Department of Corrections or alternative placement and three years on probation. https://dailyjournal.net/2022/05/10/ex-franklin-track-coach-pleads-guilty-to-child-seduction/