A Reno County jury has found a former high school debate coach and teacher guilty of sex crimes.

The jury found Richard Young guilty of three counts of taking indecent liberties. The verdict was announced after 4:00 p.m. After their verdict, prosecutor Keith Schroeder asked the judge to allow the jury to go back into deliberations in order to decide whether to give the judge permission to sentence Young to more time in prison than state guidelines call for.

Shortly after 5 p.m., the jury came back out and announced that they believe the judge should be allowed to sentence Young to more prison time than he normally would be allowed to do.

Young was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old foreign exchange student who was staying at his home last year.

Last week, the student testified that Young touched him inappropriately on two occasions. Young's three step-sons also testified for the prosecution that Young abused them hundreds of times when they were younger.

Wednesday, several former students and former exchange students testified in defense of Young.

All of those who testified said Young never did anything inappropriate. Erik Mok who lived with Young for 7 years as an exchange student said Young never did anything inappropriate.

The defense claimed the student who made the allegations against Young made them up.