Jury finds former Chelsea coach guilty of sexual conduct with student

Published 12:10 pm Friday, September 14, 2018

COLUMBIANA – A jury on Friday, Sept. 14, found former Chelsea High School coach Donald Teague guilty of sexual contact with a student in 2014.

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Teague, 61, a former Birmingham resident who now lists an address in Roswell, Georgia, will attend an adjudication and sentencing hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Courtroom 5 of the Shelby County Courthouse with Circuit Judge William H. Bostick III.

Teague’s trial began Sept. 12. Along with the guilty verdict, Teague’s bond was revoked, and he will remain in custody pending sentencing.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office arrested Teague on May 15, 2014, and charged him with sexual contact with a student under the age of 19. He has been out of jail since he posted a $30,000 bond the same day he was arrested.

Teague was indicted on the charge on May 12, 2014. According to the indictment, Teague “intentionally and knowingly engaged with a female student under the age of 19 in sexual contact” on or about March 14, 2014. The victim was a female student at Chelsea High School, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The incident was reported to the school resource officer at Chelsea High School on March 18, 2014, and an investigation was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division. After the investigation, the evidence was presented to a Shelby County grand jury, which opted to indict Teague.

Teague pleaded not guilty on Sept. 12.

Teague was placed on leave pending the investigation, said Shelby County Schools spokeswoman Cindy Warner, who issued the following statement May 15, 2014, after Teague’s arrest: “The Shelby County Schools District always takes these types of situations seriously. The school district took immediate action when these allegations were brought to our attention and began a thorough investigation.”