Police chief who preyed on teen girls gets the maximum sentence in Ellis County courtroom

[TexasTowelie]

A former North Texas police chief on Tuesday was sentenced to the maximum time allowed — 40 years in prison — for molesting a 14-year-old girl in his office.

Kevin Coffey, 51, was convicted of sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by sexual contact after several teenage girls and a woman testified last week that he lured them into a sexual relationship with him by making them feel special.

Jurors were asked to weigh a sentence of between two and 20 years for each of the charges on which Coffey was convicted. They had the option of recommending community supervision instead of time in jail.

Jurors deliberated less than an hour before deciding that Coffey should be sentenced to 20 years in prison for each charge.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/ellis-county/2017/02/21/chief-preyed-teen-girls-gets-maximum-sentence-ellis-county-courtroom

[Sherman A1]

1. Good

should have been more, but they did give him the maximum allowed.

[TxDemChem]

2. Considering some of the lenient sentences police tend to get

I'm sure glad to hear this.

[safeinOhio]

3. Two strikes against him in jail.

Both child molesters and cops do not fair well in jails.