Brycelyn Haughey, 23, of Toledo entered a written plea of guilty and was sentenced in Iowa District Court – Tama County on Nov. 10 to the charge (Count 6) of sexual exploitation by a school employee, an aggravated misdemeanor. Following an investigation by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office and the Tama County Attorney, Haughey – the former head varsity volleyball coach at GMG and a paraeducator at South Tama Elementary, was arrested on Dec. 15, 2021. According to court documents, Haughey allegedly engaged in multiple sexual acts and disseminated inappropriate images with a minor over a period of time in 2020. Haughey is also alleged to have provided alcohol to the minor on multiple occasions. As part of the plea agreement, Haughey was sentenced to serve 364 days in jail with credit for time previously served. All but 90 days of the sentence were suspended and Haughey was placed on supervised probation for two years. Haughey was further ordered to register as a sex offender for a period of 10 years, pay over $1,000 in fines.