I have a 13-year-old, and this absolutely disgusts me. It's hard to come to grips with the fact that things happen like this in our seemingly peaceful little community. It's the shocking truth that parents need to be aware of. Bad things can and do happen.
This news is always particularly disturbing. A former high school teacher and boys basketball coach has been arrested on charges of rape, sexual battery of a minor, and sexual exploitation of a minor.
I'm glad the judge saw this the way he did. According to Idaho News, 36-year-old Joshua Hays was just sentenced to 35 years in jail for raping a woman in her own home. That sentence comes with a minimum of 17 years before Hays has any possibility of parole and he will forever be registered as a sex offender.
The young ...