{"id":17195,"date":"2012-10-22T12:26:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T19:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/former-kent-meridian-teacher-coach-faces-january-trial-date-on-sex-charge\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T17:10:28","slug":"former-kent-meridian-teacher-coach-faces-january-trial-date-on-sex-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/former-kent-meridian-teacher-coach-faces-january-trial-date-on-sex-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Kent-Meridian teacher, coach faces January trial date on sex charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trial date has been scheduled for Jan. 15 for a former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach charged with communication with a minor for immoral purposes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ernie Ammons, 37, of Black Diamond, had a court hearing last week at King County Superior Court in Kent to set the trial date, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ammons pleaded not guilty to the charge in December. He is free on bail.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

King County prosecutors charge Ammons<\/a> sent sexually explicit test messages to a 16-year-old girl at the school. Ammons taught health and physical education at Kent-Meridian. He also coached boys and girls track and cross country at the school.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Kent School District placed Ammons on paid administrative leave last November when the allegations first came to the district’s attention. Ammons resigned from the district in January.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The court ordered that Ammons be prohibited from teaching, coaching, volunteering or holding any position of authority over minors while the case is pending.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

If convicted as charged, Ammons could be sentenced up to one year in jail and fined $5,000. He also would have to register as a sex offender for a minimum of 10 years because it is a sex offense.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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