A former Lewiston High School employee pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of injury to a child following an exchange of messages and photos with a student on social media.
23-year-old Filiotamaitai Church entered a guilty plea as part of a plea agreement Friday at the Nez Perce County Courthouse.
Church was given a withheld judgment to serve 60 hours of community service in lieu of five days in jail. He also will be on probation for up to a year. The withheld judgment means that after Church completes probation, he can have the case dismissed by a judge and wouldn’t have a conviction on his record.
Church is no longer employed at the school district. He was employed as an assistant football coach and a special education instructional assistant. He was removed from both positions last spring. (Lewiston Tribune)
