A former Bethesda, Maryland, high school rowing coach has another month to decide if he’ll take a plea deal on charges of sexually abusing two of his students.
The abuse is said to have happened while 47-year-old Kirk Shipley was coaching the girl’s rowing team at Walt Whitman High School. He was also a social studies teacher at the school...
I am perplexed as to which statute the SAO apply in this case:
ReplyDelete"The two were on the girl’s rowing team and were 17 and 18 at the time of the alleged abuse."
And this sentence will be imposed in MoCo when pigs fly:
"If he doesn’t take the deal, and is found guilty on all counts, he could be sentenced up to 40 years in prison and fines of up to $85,000. "
This is a DC case, not Montgomery County.
DeleteThis important detail is not obvious to the reader.
DeleteHowever, it is very clear in this one:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/11/whitman-rowers-kirk-shipley-abuse/
With all its uncertainties
DeleteAnd in spite of its flaws
DC is ahead of MD leagues
When it comes to its laws.
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/courts/hearing-for-whitman-crew-coach-accused-of-sexually-abusing-two-teens-pushed-to-late-may/
ReplyDelete"Defense has requested additional time to review plea offer, according to court records"