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Monday, January 7, 2013

Coach Pleads Guilty to Giving Alcohol to Minor

Former Hatboro-Horsham High School cross country coach William Ryan Lichtner pleaded guilty to corruption of minor and selling or furnishing alcohol to minors charges.

An Ambler man and former Hatboro-Horsham High School girls cross country coach will serve two years of probation for furnishing alcohol to a minor on "at least eight occasions" last school year.  William Ryan Lichtner, 24, who had coached the high school's girls cross country team for two years, pleaded guilty on Monday to a corruption of minors charge, as well as a charge of selling/furnishing alcohol to minors charge. In exchange for Lichtner's plea, the prosecutor downgraded the charges to misdemeanor offenses. Authorities had said Lichtner, on “at least eight occasions” from February 2012 through May 19, had purchased alcohol for a 17-year-old female. Montgomery County Judge Gary S. Silow ordered Lichtner to serve 48 hours of community…

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European American

2:36 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Mac I wanted say what u said verbatim but I felt bad for saying it. I have teenage sisters and a daughter. But it's funny she was fine taking the alcohol 8 times before reporting it. You're dead right   more ›

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

H-H Cross Country Coach Allegedly Supplied Alcohol to Student

The Ambler man had served as the girls' cross country coach for two years.

A Hatboro-Horsham High School girls cross country coach has been charged in conjunction with allegations that he furnished alcoholic beverages to a 17-year-old student. William Ryan Lichtner, 24, of Ambler, was arrested Wednesday and charged with corruption of minors and furnishing liquor to minors.  Lichtner, while employed as the high school's cross country coach, is alleged to have provided a number of alcoholic beverages to a 17-year-old female student at Hatboro-Horsham High School, according to authorities. At the time of the offense, Lichtner had served as the Hatboro-Horsham cross country coach during the fall season for the past two years.  An investigation into Lichtner's alleged actions got underway after the student disclosed …

Proud to be an American

10:34 am on Saturday, September 8, 2012

It doesn't matter how many background checks are done, this can happen. So he has a college degree, that just means he can play beer pong better than the non-college grad. There are 2 sides to every story and there has to be more to this story than is being reported. This was just stupidity on the coach's behalf, however, if she is 17, the parents are still mostly responsibile. Obviously, if this…   more ›

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