Michael Eugene Noel
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(6/29/07 - Initial BBT Report)
Michael Eugene Noel, 36, who teaches math, coaches boys basketball and cross country, and is the athletic director at Clinch School in Hawkins County, Tennessee has been charged with aggravated sexual battery, sexual battery by an authority figure, attempted especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and solicitation of a minor.
The alleged victims are two male students at Clinch School, ages 13 and 15-years-old, who were participating in a ’sleep over’ at Noel’s home in Kingsport on the weekend of June 16-18.
It is alleged that Noel forced a 13-year-old male to sexually arouse him by participating in behavior in which the child made intimate sexual contact with Noel and that Noel also solicited both boys to perform sex acts. It is further alleged that during a ’sleep over’ in 2006 that Noel had sexual contact with the same 13-year-old, who was 12 at the time.
Noel allegedly admitted the offenses to Kingsport Police.
Noel was being held in the Kingsport jail on $50,000 bond.
In addition to being a teacher at Clinch School, the smallest public school in Tennessee, Noel is or was also a coach at Eastman Recreation Area and the Kingsport Boys and Girls Club, both in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Update 07/02/07:
Michael Eugene Noel is was freed on $50,000 bond after arraignment on Friday.
The Hawkins County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office is conducting a parallel investigation along with the Kingsport Police Department to see if any improper conduct was committed in that county.
Update 07/13/07:
The Hawkins County Board of Education has voted to fire Michael Eugene Noel in the wake of his arrest. Noel has 30 days to appeal the board’s action.
Noel is currently free on $50,000 bond awaiting further court action.
2/15/08 - Federal Indictment
Michael Eugene Noel has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges alleging receipt and possession of child pornography and obstructing justice.
Noel faces a maximum of 40 years in federal prison if convicted of all charges, fines of $250,000 per count and the possibility of supervised release for life.
04/17/08 - Guilty Plea
Michael Eugene Noel has entered a guilty plea to federal charges of receipt of child pornography and obstructing justice.
Noel faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 at sentencing on August 18th.
08/18/08 - Sentencing
On Monday, Michael Eugene Noel was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 26 years (312 months) in federal prison.
Noel was also ordered to spend the rest of his life on supervised release.
References:
Ex-Hawkins Co. Coach Gets 26 Years In Child Pornography Case (08/19/08)
Hawkins County teacher sentenced on child pornography charges (08/18/08)
Former Hawkins County teacher/coach pleads guilty to child porn charges (04/16/08)
Ex-Clinch School teacher, coach faces federal child porn charges after Kingsport, FBI investigation (2/15/08)
Hawkins school board tells Clinch School teacher he has 30 days to appeal decision (7/13/07)
Hawkins County sheriff investigating Clinch coach
Clinch basketball coach faces sex charges
Teacher/ Coach Charged With Sex Crimes
Clinch School Web Site
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