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Former Fayette County teacher and coach pleads guilty to child sex crimes
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A former Fayette County teacher pleaded guilty to multiple child sexual assault charges involving teenage boys.
Anthony Ciliberti, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney for Fayette County, says that Leonard Dale Varner, Jr., 35, pleaded guilty on Monday, Mar. 7, 2022, to one count of third-degree sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault, one count of sexual abuse, parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust and soliciting a minor.
Varner worked at Ansted Middle School in Fayette County’s school system up until the Summer of 2018 where