Wade Schvaneveldt | Soda Springs Police Department
SODA SPRINGS — A former Soda Springs High School girl’s basketball coach has been charged with 20 felonies.
Wade Schvaneveldt, 52, faces 20 separate charges of rape, court records show.
RELATED | Soda Springs girls basketball coach arrested on rape charges
Some of the court documents pertaining to this case have been sealed by court order. What is confirmed through court documents is that Schvaneveldt engaged in sexual relations with a girl, between the ages of 16 and 17, on 20 separate instances between March 2014 and April 2015.
Schvaneveldt was arrested on Sept. 2 following a months-long joint investigation conducted by the Soda Spring Police Department and Caribou County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a news release from Soda Springs police, further investigation into Schvaneveldt is ongoing. His bond was originally set at $350,000 but was later reduced to $50,000. He posted bond on Friday and was released.
Though Schvaneveldt has been charged with these crimes, it does not necessarily mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until they are proven guilty.
If he is found guilty, Schvaneveldt could face life in prison for each of the 20 charges.
He is scheduled to appear in court before Magistrate Judge David Cousin for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 5.
The post Former Soda Springs coach charged with 20 counts of rape appeared first on East Idaho News.
Source: eastidahonews.com
Former Soda Springs coach charged with 20 counts of rape
More from Crime WatchMore posts in Crime Watch »
- Chubbuck man charged after threatening another man with a knife
- Idaho Falls man sentenced to prison after soliciting sex acts from teen
- Hearing scheduled for man who exchanged gunfire with police during standoff
- Man pleads guilty to hitting 1-week-old baby and causing a skull fracture
- Spike strip used to stop Ford Thunderbird during high speed chase that ended by Rexburg
More from LocalMore posts in Local »
- Business focusing on hard parts for camp trailers now open in eastern Idaho
- Incumbent commissioner faces challenger in Bear Lake County
- Water levels will be lower at local pond this week as road repairs begin
- ‘Shark Tank’ winner hosting business pitch competition in Rexburg Monday
- Here are the Republicans running to become the Bannock County Prosecutor
More from PocatelloMore posts in Pocatello »
- Here are the Republicans running to become the Bannock County Prosecutor
- Chubbuck man charged after threatening another man with a knife
- WATCH: Mountain lion caught falling from tree after being tranquilized in Pocatello
- Incumbent Bannock County commissioner defends his seat against primary challenger
- Pocatello aims to inspire young readers to become future city leaders
Be First to Comment