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Judge dismisses indictment against former Harlan County coach

Updated: Thu 3:00 PM, Jul 30, 2015



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Harlan County Circuit Court Judge H. Kent Hendrickson dismissed the indictment Thursday against a former Harlan County High School basketball coach.





HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Harlan County Circuit Court Judge H. Kent Hendrickson dismissed an indictment Thursday against a former Harlan County High School basketball coach.

A grand jury indicted former Lady Black Bears basketball coach Anthony Nolan on four sex-related charges involving a minor in October of 2014.

Prosecutors argued Nolan attempted to record his players inside their locker room on his cell phone.

Nolan is still a teacher at the school.

Judge Hendrickson told attorneys in the case Thursday that former Sheriff Marvin J. Lipfird made "false and misleading statements" in his grand jury testimony.

The judge said Lipfird stated in his testimony the cell phone in question was found with its camera facing where the the girls exited the shower.

However, statements made by the alleged victims in the case indicated the phone was in a bag, and could not possibly have recorded the shower exit.

The judge noted there was no evidence of criminal activity found on Mr. Nolan's phone or computers.

The judge also called Lipfird's credibility into question, noting that the state auditor's office investigated Lipfird and his office for alleged misappropriation of funds during his tenure as sheriff.

Judge Hendrickson dismissed the indictment and referred the matter back to the Harlan County Grand Jury for the taking of additional evidence, as necessary.