Jeschke Convicted of Sex Crimes

those cops look like they are trying way to hard to look tough

805 - how very sad that you actually think this way. Just because you can go to IV, or she "wanted it" does not make this ok. He was an adult working within our schools. He was not in IV, again, he was in our school system, he was an adult, just read that over and over. He showed no common sense, nor was he able to restrain himself. Yes, just her parents being unhappy is enough to press charges and get him away from younger girls. Nice guy or not, he crossed the line between adulthood and teenager. Not right.

Ironic that they said he tried to look young to his victims..He might want to change that look before he goes off to prison.

Then the school dist. should be held acountable too.I never said what he did was right. It was wrong to the fullest of the law but let's not make her out as a princes she could have just walked away whenever she wanted to. And what was it that I violated someones view

Jeschke made a terrible mistake, but let's not kid ourselves - these were not "innocent children." The criminal justice system is black and white, but the situation is not. The girls and their parents should examine their own lapse in morals. Though they will probably not, as it is far too easy to pile the blame on Jeschke. This isn't good vs. evil; this is bad behavior all around.

"an_observer," the law says otherwise.

These were children, as defined by statute. The State has an interest and responsibility in protecting kids, no matter how you interpret their moral standing or character.

well said observer. wish more people could see this from more than one angle beyond the hysterical and legal "right" "wrong" mentality.

This is a country and society of mixed messages and muddled thinking. Advertising and media objectify women, emphasizing youth and blemishless physical qualities. Ambitious (and wholly screwed-up) mothers and fathers push their little girls into "beauty pageants" where kindergartners are made up to look like miniature sex kittens. Female consumers spend billions to enhance themselves sexually in one way or another - without ever asking who they're trying to affect and why. And yet our laws prosecute adult males (and only occasionally adult females) for succumbing to under-18 girls who are inclined to employ the sexuality they're been encouraged (subtly and overtly) to develop. This is not to justify the male's actions - asking a girl's age ain't that difficult, and providing drugs, if that actually happened, is just damn dumb.

But how much jail time is appropriate for this sort of offense? Should the punishment not be in proportion to the damage done and the full circumstances of the case? It seems that prosecutor Dudley was acting out of a warped sense of vengeance, rather than the dispassionate approach that "facts in a case" should merit. Usually, the weaker the case, the greater the passion of the prosecution, and Ms. Dudley seemed to go well beyond a rational level. There's more than a hint of witch-burning here...

I worked as a coach for nearly a decade here in town with the SBHSD, these kids today are far from innocent, I know that for a fact. These girls knew what the situation was and what they were doing. Jeschke deserves to be punished, that is undisputable, but as a few of you have already said, let's not make these kids out to be innocent little angels who were misled.

Jeschke is a moron, plain & simple. The district educates all of their coaches through numerous seminars and classes on exactly what coaches can and can't do/say around their kids. The classes are rather insulting actually, since they basically talk about common knowledge type topics, stuff that only complete idiots like Jeschke obviously didn't know; Don't hug the girls on your team, don't put your arms around them, don't pat them on the butt, don't swear in front of the kids, don't give them a ride home if you are going to be alone with them, stuff like that. Its a litigious society, especially in this town, and the District goes to great lengths to cover their posterior when it comes to situations like this.

If this guy had a prior history of convictions, then you could place blame on the district, but the school district is not at fault here. He should be punished and I have no problem with his conviction. My problem is making these girls out to be "innocent" victims. They knew what they were doing, let's not kid ourselves here.

Ya, I'm sure the girls were doing drugs because their tennis coach gave it to them one time, and I'm sure they had sex because their tennis coach asked them to one time. Yes, he should be fired. He messed up. But this is most certainly a witch hunt on the prosecution's side, though they are justified by some of our backwards laws.

Can anybody say Michael Phelps bong photo? It is obvious that many athletes enjoy occasional recreational cannabis use without hurting their health, focus or physique. Perhaps we should take another look at what the dangers of cannabis use actually are, and maybe we shouldn't ONLY listen to the DEA and other government agencies who historically have used the drug war maintain profits for various paramilitary groups that they support in other countries. Look how that has backfired..

Looking at the historical age of men and women being married in various societies throughout history, the sexual side of this story is far more than ridiculous. These are all young adults we are talking about, not children. Those girls knew precisely what they were doing. Yes, he should be fired, because coaches shouldn't be having sex with players, but their ages should be irrelevant.

If we want to increase the age at which girls get married, then give them incentives to do so. The problem is that as a society we have pushed back the responsibilities given to young adults, and this causes them to be even less responsible at later and later ages. Today's college graduates are about as responsible as yesterday's high school graduates, have not that much more education and now most have a mountainous pile of debt attached with less work years ahead of them.

I am sure there are many things that went wrong with this case. It is clearly not a good verses evil here. The punishment is geared towards real preditors not stupid morons.

Also I noticed the intimidation game fell on both sides of the fence in this case. The UCLA girl for example. She was convinced to intimidate the "victim" and in turn she was intimidated to convince the Jury. Pretty clever on behalf of our system eh?

So basically our lawful and moral bound officers and DA people are the only onces who have the right to intimidate another to win a case? Sounds funny to me.

Some of the thoughts expressed within this blog are a bit disconcerting. Certainly every person has a right to their opinion and I trust individuals who share their opinions do so only after having taken as much time as is needed to carefully consider their thoughts prior to sharing them. This matter involved a high school coach and high school students. That there exists some level of indignation or discomfort as a result of the conviction is troubling. The jurors heard the evidence and convicted the high school coach of the following charges:
Sexual penetration by a foreign object with a minor
Three counts of oral copulation with a minor
Two counts of sex with a minor more than three years younger than himself
Jeschke is 34 years old. It’s been at least 16 years since he graduated from high school. He held a unique position of trust, and like teachers and administrators who work in schools, he has an affirmative obligation to avoid circumstances that would allow a relationship to develop with a student. More importantly, because of his position of trust, his age, his unique relationship as athletic coach to the individuals with whom he engaged in sexual activity, as well as the age of the girls, any such relationship is intrinsically unequal. Several writers suggest some level of fault should be directed at the girls he abused, and that the coach’s conduct was somehow justified because the girls are, “… not innocent victims.” There is no question but that some high school students engage in behavior that goes well beyond inappropriate with respect to sexual activity, drugs and alcohol, and that it is only getting worse. That is precisely why teachers, coaches, therapists, lawyers, counselors, and other professionals who are in positions of trust with minors are obligated to avoid such relationships with their charges. Such positions of trust make it much easier to exploit and manipulate. Bottom line, 34 year old man orally copulates a minor female, or females, on three occasions. 34 year old man had sex with a minor female, or females on two occasions, and he inserted a foreign object into the vagina of a minor female for sexual arousal. Pretty black and white to me. How the prosecution of such a seriously disturbed 34 year old man who is in a unique position of trust can engender sympathy is beyond my comprehension.

Yeah you just don't get it. No one is saying the guy didn't really blow it. Just that the punishment should fit the mistake. 10 years in jail for this? If that seems fair to you, then I feel sorry that you live in such a hateful vindictive place.

I apologize. I hadn’t really considered the level of vindictiveness and hate that permeated my opinion. You’re right. The punishment should fit the crime. Perhaps he could write a letter of apology and volunteer tennis lessons at Girls Inc., unless you feel that’s too draconian. Maybe suspend him for a couple of days and take away his school parking pass? I don’t know what I was thinking. After all, he’s just a 34 year old tennis coach having sex with one of the girls on the high school tennis team. Besides, he’s the one who brought the drugs and alcohol. Shouldn’t he get a rebate or something? Sorry, and thank you for straightening me out. Shucks. Before I read your comments I was convinced this guy had done something more than really blowing it, ("Im not saying the guy didn't really blow it"). I wanna’ live in your land where a simple, “my bad”, and shrug of the shoulders is punishment enough. By the way, let me know if you decide to get into coaching.

Before any of you judge the merits of this conviction, the suitability of Jeschke's possible sentence and the character of the many young (14-16 year old) girls impacted by this predator's deliberate sexual opportunism, talk to a few jurors who heard ALL the evidence. The damage to these young people, who lost their innocence with this MORE-THAN-TWICE-THEIR-AGE coach-mentor who seized the opportunity he created with his boozy, drug-laced personality, is a life sentence of fear and shame.

Jeschke somehow found a way to hire one of the premier legal defense firms in the State (that's a story no-one has yet figured out!) whose only defense was to smear the witnesses and the victims. Not even one person testified for Jeschke as to his character, his reputation, or to refute his pattern of misbehaviour, including his ex-wife or family. No one.

Talk to a few jurors. Then pontificate all you want.