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Former Alcorn County coach to plead guilty to child sexual exploitation

According to various media reports, former Kossuth coach and teach Micah Wilbanks plans to plead guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor. Wilbanks was caught on May 2nd of this year with a hidden cell phone camera filming students in their lockerr room while changing.

Wilbanks is expected to change his not guilty plea to guilty on October 25th. He faces 15 years to life in prison and up to a $250,000 fine if convicted.

Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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