ARKANSAS
UALR Public Radio
By MICHAEL HIBBLEN
Former Mount St. Mary Academy teacher and volleyball coach Kelly O’Rourke, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for repeatedly contacting the victim.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Judge Barry Sims said he was coming down hard on the teacher for willfully disregarding the court’s no-contact order after pleading guilty in the case.
Last month O’Rourke pleaded guilty to violating the terms of her original sentence and read a statement in court apologizing for her actions.
O’Rourke is alleged to have called the student more than 50 times while serving a four month sentence.
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