Saturday, June 07, 2008

West Point, KENTUCKY

Sex with a 13-year-old student in 1977-1978 nets four years.

June 7, 2008 -James Skaggs, 60, West Point Independent School, 62, a teacher at West Point Independent School, was sentenced to four years in prison. A jury found him guilty in April of four counts of third degree sodomy for having a relationship with a 13-year-old student.

The relationship started in the fall of 1977 and continued through 1978, according to court records. Skaggs later became superintendent of the Cloverport schools in Breckinridge County.
Full Name: James B. Skaggs

April 21, 2008 - Veteran Educator Convicted On Sodomy Charges.
Jurors saw a taped confession from Skaggs during his trial and ultimately convicted him on four counts of sodomy.