Overview
- A former Cold Springs High School coach, Paige Adams, has pleaded not guilty to a 32-count indictment that includes felony charges for a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student and sexual contact with a student.
- Adams’ lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss most counts on the ground that the alleged victim was 18 and did not attend Cold Springs, and that Adams was never in a position of scholastic authority over the person.
- The judge ordered the state and defense to file written responses by July 22 and July 29 and scheduled a hearing on the motion for August 12 to determine whether the indictment survives the legal challenge.
- Court charging papers allege repeated explicit communications and the exchange of obscene material between Adams and the unnamed alleged victim in the weeks before Adams resigned in March.
- Adams resigned after a state championship season, was arrested in April, and now faces years in prison if convicted, while the August hearing will shape whether prosecutors can proceed on most of the counts.