Cheerleading Coach in Williamson County Indicted

A CHEERLEADING COACH FROM A FRANKLIN FACILITY IS BEHIND BARS ON SEX CRIME CHARGES. JAMES SO, 27, WAS ARRESTED ON THURSDAY FOLLOWING GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS FOR AGGRAVATED RAPE, X4 COUNTS OF STATUTORY RAPE, X3 COUNTS OF RAPE, AND X2 COUNTS OF SEXUAL BATTERY. ALL OF THE CHARGES WERE AGAINST ONE VICTIM, A 17-YEAR-OLD FEMALE, AND OCCURRED DURING A SINGLE ENCOUNTER. IT HAPPENED INSIDE PREMIER ATHLETICS, ON GOTHIC COURT. AN INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED AFTER THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED IN MARCH. SO IS BEHIND BARS ON A $300,000 BOND. HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED ON JULY 26.

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