Crime & Safety
Ear-Licking, Abusive Nyack College Coach Takes Plea Deal
200 counts down to seven, no jail time, no sex offender registry, the New York Daily News reports
Facing almost 200 counts of sexual abuse and forcible touching after the Nyack College women’s softball team blew the whistle on their coach, Kurt Ludwigsen has copped a plea deal, according to the New York Daily News.
Instead the 44-year-old New Jersey resident pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanor counts of forcible touching Jan. 21, the paper reports.
“Under the terms of his plea deal with the Rockland County District Attorney’s office, he’s expected to get three years probation and be ordered to perform community service when he’s sentenced in March. He also will not have to register as a sex offender,” the paper reports.
Read the entire Daily News article here.
He still faces a civil suit from some members of the team. The athletes said his abuse included licking ears, touching and punching breasts, and unwanted kissing; and an implied perception that anyone who complained could suffer repercussions that made things tough for the team.
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