Some updated news from the Benton County courthouse, where a trial has ended for four plaintiffs who claimed a former educator molested them on trips to Seattle.
Former Kennewick High teacher and coach Bill Pickerell, who's already served time and admitted to several molestations, was accused of the actions on non-school organized trips to Seattle for sporting events...
A former Kennewick High School teacher and wrestling coach is facing 14 trials that started Monday, from men who were former students. They claim between 1982 and 2007 Bill Pickerell used a variety of methods to sexually abuse them.
Pickerell, whose age is listed as either 81 or 82, already plead guilty to five counts in 2008, and served 5 years of a ten year sentence...
In what's referred to as a Reference Hearing, which is rare in legal circles, a convicted Pasco murderer now claims he didn't fully understand he was potentially facing a life sentence for his crimes.