Former soccer coach avoids jail time after pleading guilty to touching a child

A former junior varsity soccer coach at Prairie High School makes a court appearance Friday after pleading guilty to indecent contact with a child.

Peyton Helgeson reportedly touched the inner thigh of a child sometime between August 2024 and March 2025 at St. Matthew Early Childhood Center’s before-and-after-school program where he worked.

He was placed on leave in May of last year after Xavier Catholic School reported the incident to police…

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