Arizona Coach Gets Probation in Sex Case - Updated

(Pima County, Arizona) Former volleyball coach at Desert Sky Middle School, Iman Hamdan, has been sentenced to three years probation for aggravated assault of a 15-year-old boy with sexual motivation.

Hamdan told Pima County Superior Court Judge John Leonardo during the sentencing that she was “very sorry for my actions and I do regret it.”

Hamdan had no criminal record and Leonardo called the incident with the boy “a lapse of judgement.”

He said if Hamdan violates her probation conditions she could face jail time.

Judge Leonardo is pretty accommodating, eh?

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Arizona Coach Guilty in Sex Case - Updated
[Previous 3/8/11 post]
(Pima County, Arizona) Yesterday, 21-year-old former volleyball coach at Desert Sky Middle School, Iman Hamdan, pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching a 15-year-old boy.

Hamdan was an assistant volleyball coach at Desert Sky Middle School, but the teen was not a member of the team and did not attend the school, school officials said. She is no longer employed with the district.

Hamdan's conviction on one count of aggravated assault of a minor with sexual motivation carries a penalty from probation to two years in prison.

Sentencing by Pima County Superior Court Judge John Leonardo is scheduled for April 14.

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Coach Accused of Sex with Minor
[Previous 9/15/10 post bumped]
(Vail, Arizona) Last month, a 21-year-old girls volleyball coach formerly at Desert Sky Middle School, Iman Hamdan, was arrested for allegedly performing a sexual act on a 15-year-old boy.

The boy's mother found text messages on her son's phone and alerted authorities.

According to Vail Schools Superintendent Calvin Baker, Hamdan was let go immediately after allegations arised.

"This is a former student at the district, many people know her well. She, to the best of my information, was studying and intending to become a teacher," Baker said.

Hamdan has been charged with one count of sexual conduct with a minor.