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Blackfoot girls soccer coach pleads guilty

Blackfoot girls soccer coach pleads guilty
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POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- A former Blackfoot High School girls soccer coach accused of having sexual relations with one of her players has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a minor.

The Post Register reports that 28-year-old Alisha Yeates made the plea Friday.

As part of the deal prosecutors dropped four additional counts of lewd conduct.

Bingham County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Paul Rogers says a presentence investigation was ordered to determine Yeates' risk to reoffending.

Yeates faces up to 25 years in prison.