English Coach Jailed in Morocco for Sexually Assaulting a Minor
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Leon Baptiste is an English athletics coach. He helps runners train.
Baptiste was in Morocco. People said he was missing.
A court in Morocco found him guilty. He hurt a young person in a sexual way. This person is called a minor.
The court gave him a sentence. He must stay in prison for 10 months.
This is a very serious crime. Many people are talking about the case.
Baptiste worked with runners in the sport of athletics.
The story happened in Morocco, a country in North Africa.
Vocabulary15 words
- coach
- a person who trains sports players
- missing
- not able to be found
- guilty
- did something wrong or illegal
- minor
- a young person, not yet an adult
- sentence
- the punishment a court gives
- prison
- a place where bad people must stay
- crime
- something bad and illegal
- athletics
- sports like running and jumping
- court
- a place where judges decide about crimes
- trial
- when a court looks at a crime
- victim
- a person who was hurt
- sexual assault
- a bad and illegal sexual act
- convicted
- found guilty by a court
- case
- a problem a court looks at
- punishment
- what happens to a person for doing wrong
Quiz
Answer key
1. Athletics coach 2. Morocco 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Leon Baptiste is an English athletics _____. He helps runners train.
Baptiste was in _____. People said he was missing.
A court in Morocco found him _____. He hurt a young person in a sexual way.
This person is called a _____.
The court gave him a _____. He must stay in prison for 10 months.
This is a very serious _____. Many people are talking about the case.
Baptiste worked with runners in the sport of _____.
The story happened in Morocco, a country in North _____.
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