Former Trainer Sentenced After Guilty Plea

A former athletic trainer at Massac County High School has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges and received a sentence of 48 months probation.

The Massac County Circuit Court Clerk told West Kentucky Star that Felicia Williams-Watson entered a guilty plea to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. She has to pay fines and her name will be placed on the sex offender registry.

Four charges of criminal sexual assault against Williams-Watson were dropped as part of the plea deal. 

Judge Joe Leberman told Williams-Watson she cannot work as a trainer with anyone under 18 and must have no contact with the victims.  

Williams-Watson was employed by Orthopaedic Institute of Paducah and was assigned to Massac County High School. She was fired on Feb. 20, 2018, and was later charged by police, who said she had sex with two different male students, who were 15 and 17 years old at the time.