Thursday, December 13, 2012

Former 911 Dispatcher Sentenced


{Charleston, West Virginia}…Joseph Coen, 52, of Sissonville, a former Kanawha 911 dispatcher will spend one to five years in prison for sexually abusing a teenager. Coen, who was arrested for fondling a 16 year old stepdaughter, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors and was to be sentenced in November, but a defense attorney made a last-minute plea for a psychological evaluation. In court Wednesday, attorney Kevin Hughart said two evaluations found that he does not meet the criteria for being a pedophile and is at low risk for re-offending.