Osborne Enters Guilty Pleas, Sentenced

Michael Osborne Mug ShotMADRAS, OR — The former Madras High School coach accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl changed his plea Tuesday afternoon.  Michael Osborne, 45, pleaded guilty to a reduce number of charges in Jefferson County Court and was sentenced to 43 months in prison.  Osborne was arrested last school year after investigators learned he had a sexual relationship with a now 17-year-old student.

Osborne was sentenced earlier this month in Washington County for having sex with the same underage girl.

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