Former SCHS teacher, coach pleads guilty to indecency

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Former SCHS teacher, coach pleads guilty to indecency

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A former teacher

and wrestling coach for Sandy Creek High School has pled guilty to public

indecency and other charges stemming from his arrest on campus in November

for using his classroom computer to display a "sex act" via

the Internet.

Damian T. Belvedere,

44, of Sharpsburg was sentenced May 22 to 15 days in jail followed by

60 days on house arrest where he will only be allowed to go to counseling,

work and the post office. Fayette County State Court Judge Fletcher Sams

also ordered Belvedere on three years probation and $3,000 in fines.

Belvedere pled

guilty to all three charges against him, including public indecency and

two counts of distributing obscene materials. No students witnessed the

incident, which was seen by two women in south Georgia whom Belvedere

had conversed with online, police said. Police unlocked the classroom

door and one detective witnessed the incident immediately afterwards.

The witnesses,

who are both adults, had notified police of Belvedere's conduct after

noticing what appeared to be a classroom in the background.

Police said

the computer indicated Belvedere would enter an adult chat room on a daily

basis.

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