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Former Apollo High School coach in court on sexual abuse charges

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DAVIESS CO., KY (WFIE) -

An former coach at Apollo High in Owensboro, accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student, is due in court this morning.

29-year-old Billy W. Cooper is charged with 1st degree sexual abuse.

The Daviess County Public School district tells 14 News he was terminated in April after an investigation into an accusation that he had sex with a 17-year-old student.

DCPS says the 29-year-old coach passed a background check when he was hired in 2005. 

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