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Kaiser sentenced on sexting case
Former coach on probation; must register as sexual offender
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Todd Kaiser
Todd Eric Kaiser, the former Great Bend High School track coach convicted of sexual exploitation of a child, has been placed on three years of probation with an underlying sentence of 32 months of confinement.Barton County Attorney Amy Mellor said Kaiser was sentenced June 6 in Barton County District Court. He was ordered to register as a sexual offender and is subject to lifetime post-release supervision if he is confined for a violation of his probation.Kaiser was also advised that he could not possess firearms as a result of his conviction.In April, Kaiser entered a plea of no contest on the so-called “sexting” charge, which was filed after a search warrant was issued for his cellphone on June 6, 2016. A nude photo of a minor was found on the phone.At the time of the incident, Kaiser was a 54-year-old PE teacher at Eisenhower School, head cross country coach, winter weights coach, track head coach and driver’s ed teacher for Great Bend USD 428.