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Former Coach and Dean of Discipline at West Adams Prep Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography
West Adams Prep (via Wikipedia)
West Adams Preparatory is the MLA Partner School in the Los Angeles Unified School District where chef and "Food Revolution"-ary Jamie Oliver wasn't allowed to even peek in the cafeteria. However, it is also the school that employed 53-year-old Bradley Ratcliff as the head Varsity football coach and Dean of Discipline; Ratcliff, arrested in February, has just entered a plea of guilty today on a felony charge of possession of child pornography.Ratcliff "as ordered to serve three years on probation, perform 30 days of Caltrans service and register as a sex offender," reports CBS2. He will not have to serve time, however, if he "complies with the terms of his probation."
A search of Ratcliff's home at the time of his arrest yielded evidence such as photos and video stored on his computer depicting young males. He was placed on administrative leave by the LAUSD, who oversee employment for their partner schools.
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