Former Ripon Coach accused of sexual misconduct with a student pleads not guilty

The former Ripon boys basketball coach was in court yesterday and entered a plea of not guilty to criminal charges involving sexual misconduct with a student.

Mihai Schnell-Harrison is charged with child enticement with sexual contact, sexual assault of a student by school staff, exposing intimate parts to a child, possession of child pornography, and exposing a child to harmful material. The charges stem from Harrison talking with a student on social media and eventually sending nude photos of each other and then engaging in a sexual act.

At that time the 16-year-old student cut off contact with Harrison. Harrison says he thought the girl was 18.