Former Bozeman coach pleads guilty to sex charges

BOZEMAN (AP) — A former Bozeman High School track coach who authorities say sent sexually explicit messages to two 15-year-old girls has pleaded guilty to two charges of sexually abusing children and one charge of tampering with evidence.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/OPP7HP) that 30-year-old James Michael Evans pleaded guilty to the three felonies in Gallatin County District Court on Friday as part of a plea agreement.

The agreement calls for Evans to serve 30 days in the county jail followed by five years under the supervision of the Montana Department of Corrections. He...