Former W. Albany HS teacher sentenced in abuse case

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – A former western Oregon teacher has been sentenced to 100 days in jail in a sex abuse case involving two girls at West Albany High School.

The Albany Democrat-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2lZwFJ7) in a story on Saturday that 28-year-old James Walter Myrick was also sentenced to three years of probation.

Myrick pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, third-degree attempted sexual abuse, and two counts of first-degree official misconduct.

Myrick was arrested in July following a six-month investigation.