Wolfe Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea, Wants Sentence Reconsidered

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Published on January 2 2019 5:57 am
Last Updated on January 2 2019 5:57 am
Written by Greg Sapp

A hearing will take place Thursday afternoon to consider Barry Wolfe's request to withdraw his guilty plea.

The former area girls AAU basketball coach pleaded guilty in June to two counts of criminal sexual assault while in a supervisory position over the victim. Wolfe also pleaded guilty to a count of criminal sexual assault and a count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim between 13 and 18 years old.

Wolfe was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison. He is asking to withdraw his guilty pleas, saying his former legal counsel didn't use current sentencing guidelines when explaining the sentence he might receive.

The hearing is set for 2:30pm Thursday in Coles County Circuit Court.