ANCHORAGE — A former Dimond High School security guard and basketball coach was sentenced Thursday for having sexual relations with a minor student.
Kylelle Brown, 30, was sentenced to 60 months of jail time with 33 months suspended after Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren accepted his guilty plea and subsequent plea deal for third-degree sexual abuse charges, KTUU reports. He was also sentenced to 10 years probation and will be required to register as a sex offender for 15 years after the probation period ends.
According to court documents, Brown had sexual intercourse with someone “who was 13, 14 or 15 years of age.” The documents also said during a call between Brown and authorities, he “admitted to having sexual intercourse with (redacted) multiple times.” During an interview with police, Brown admitted the alleged abuse started in February of last year.
The victim’s parents told the courtroom Thursday that they were informed by the Anchorage Police Department in April 2023 that Brown used his position of authority to groom and sexually abuse their daughter. The student’s mother also said she was unhappy with Ramgren’s decision to accept Brown’s plea agreement. He will be out of jail before her daughter graduates high school.
“The abuse that (she) has endured has fundamentally transformed her entire being,” said the father. “While there are no physical scars visible, the abuse (she) has endured has taken a toll on her physical and mental well-being. She experiences acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, and her life is no longer as it was.”
A statement written by the student was read aloud by a legal representative during Thursday’s sentencing.
“I hope that sharing my experience helps the court understand the profound impact this crime has had on my life. The trauma from this will follow me for the rest of my life. It has impacted my ability to maintain relationships and pursue my high school education,” she wrote. “I worry about how this will impact my future, both personally and professionally. The dreams I once had seem overshadowed by the darkness of what happened.”
