Osborne Enters Guilty Pleas, Sentenced

MADRAS, 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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