Ex-Tucker football coach pleads guilty to indecent liberties with 2 students
Henrico police
The former head football coach at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico County pleaded guilty this morning to three counts of taking indecent liberties with teenaged students.
William Macgregor "Mac" Leighton, 31, entered guilty pleas in a short court hearing. He was released on bond pending sentencing Feb. 19.
He faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the three convictions.
Leighton's victims were 15and 17-year-old students with whom he had a custodial relationship.
For more on the guilty pleas, see tomorrow's Richmond Times-Dispatch.
-- Bill McKelway
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“14 is the new 18”
Uh, yeah, we have a word for people who try to justify touching 14-year olds. It’s called “Pedophile.“ Perhaps you’ve heard of it?
30 year olds are adults. 15 and 17 year olds are not. Anyone who knows anything about the mental and psychological development of teenagers knows that no matter how old they look or act, they are still children. You’re just trying to justify wrong-thinking.
Any adult man who messes around with 15 and 17 year olds deserves to have the book thrown at him.
Everyone in this horrible situation Needs to be pitied. Yes, except for the Grace of God it could be you or me. The girls need help and he definitly does.(and will get it , hopefully)
I hope the girls have parents that will help them.
I hope he will be registered so he can not teach again.
DKLEE
What? Is the law the only thing keeping you from doing the same thing?
Most Adults have a thing called morals, that keep them from considering such things as appropriate regardless of the laws. A moral compass, if you can understand that.
Maybe you should get on the adult sites and learn something about right and wrong!
Why is this predator out on bail? He should be locked up.
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