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Lakewood Middle School Football Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl

Licking County Sheriff's Office

Bond is set at 250 thousand dollars for a Licking County football coach charged with sexually assaulting an intoxicated underage girl.  Sheriff's deputies say 36-year-old Gary Stratford got the girl drunk and assaulted her at his Thornville home over the weekend.  Stratford, who coaches the Lakewood Middle School team, faces one count of rape The district has yet to comment.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.