Coach Gets 19 Days in Sex Case - Updated

(Boise, Idaho) Former substitute teacher and softball coach at Centennial High School, Lauren Kathleen Palmer, 25, has been prosecuted and sentenced for violating probation.

Palmer was convicted three years ago for fondling a 16-year-old girl and sentenced to probation. The terms of her parole stipulated no contact with her victim.

That victim accuses Palmer of having several other sexual escapades, even before she was sentenced for the original crime. Police, prosecutors, and the judge wouldn't' give weight to those accusations though, saying there were several inconsistencies.

Police reports show the contact with the victim was mainly initiated by the former 16-year-old, who's now an adult, and had started dating one of Palmer's close acquaintances.

Even with all of that, it was a violation with a consenting adult, Palmer's girlfriend that landed her behind bars.

The sex offender agreement Palmer falls under says she's not to engage in any deviant behavior, and that she has to tell her probation officer if she enters into an intimate relationship.

Palmer violated both conditions according to charging documents.

As a result, a judge sentenced Palmer to 19 days in jail which is all that was left after a five-year sentence was suspended and 120 days were imposed and reduced by credit for time served.

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Idaho Coach Arrested for Sexual Battery of Girl
[Previous 5/2/07 post]
(Boise, Idaho) A 22-year-old assistant softball coach and substitute teacher at Centennial High School, Lauren Kathleen Palmer, was arrested this past weekend for alleged "inappropriate touching" of a 16-year-old female student.

An Asa County Sheriff's Deputy investigated a parked car about 1:00 AM Saturday and found Palmer and the girl on a blanket outside the vehicle. Inappropriate contact was suspected and Palmer was arrested.

Palmer has been charged with sexual battery of a minor with bond set at $10,000. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 14. Palmer has been placed on administrative leave from her position with the school system.