Friday, December 14, 2007

Taylorsville, UTAH

Sept 17, 2007 - Robert Alan Stovall, 22, a swim coach at Taylorsville High School, was sent to prison for a 90-day pre-sentence evaluation.

Stovall pleaded guilty in July to forcible sodomy and the rape count was dismissed as part of a plea deal.

The 15-year-old victim told police that on Nov. 20, 2006, Stovall forced her to perform oral sex in his office at the high school and then had intercourse with her, according to charging documents.

Granite School District spokesman Randy Ripplinger said Stovall - an hourly employee hired to assist with the swimming program, and not a teacher - was fired the day the crime occurred.
Sentencing is scheduled for for Dec. 11.

SENTENCED Dec 14 - Stovall was sentenced to prison for up to life.