MILES CITY – Former Miles City high school athletic trainer James “Doc” Jensen was arraigned Friday on 10 counts of sexual abuse of children.
Jensen, 78, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was ordered held on $100,000 bond. Jensen’s next court date was set for Jan 28.
The charges stem from pictures seized on Jensen’s home computer.
The case began in September after the Custer County Attorney became aware of the allegations from media reports.
Jensen was a trainer at the Miles City Unified School District starting in the 1970s.
Numerous victims came forward in a civil lawsuit with sexual abuse allegations that happened at the school and at Jensen’s homes.
However, the alleged abuse took place outside the statute of limitations, so prosecutors said they likely couldn’t try Jensen.
-Andrea Lutz reporting for MTN News
