CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) – A man charged with sexually assaulting basketball players now has a new attorney.
The Edgar County Watchdogs report Barry Wolfe made a court appearance Wednesday morning in Coles County. He previously sent a letter to the judge asking to withdraw his guilty plea to multiple counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Circuit Judge Brien O’Brien appointed a new attorney to Wolfe after his previous counsel decided to withdraw, the Watchdogs said. They report Wolfe originally suggested his attorney should withdraw.
Wolfe – a former AAU basketball coach – pleaded guilty on June 26 to four counts of sexual assault. He was charged with abusing players who were minors in his program, which has since disbanded.
The Watchdogs say a decision on when Wolfe’s motion to withdraw the guilty plea will be heard is scheduled to be made in a Sept. 13 status hearing.
Wolfe remains in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
