Teacher accused of sex crime
FILLMORE — A Millard High School English teacher and basketball coach has been charged with having sex with a student.
Officers arrested Keith L. Gillins, 61, of Fillmore, Monday and booked him into jail. He was charged Tuesday with two counts of unlawful sexual contact with a 16- or 17-year-old, a third-degree felony, according to court records.
Deputies arrested him after police "received information" accusing Gillins of having an "unlawful sexual relationship" with a 17-year-old student, a news release from the Millard County Sheriff's Office states. Gillins was released from jail after posting $10,000 bail.
According to court documents, the sexual contact occurred Nov. 18, 2008.
Gillins served for 12 years as the mayor of Fillmore in the late '80s and '90s. He was also a boys basketball coach for the Millard Eagles and taught language arts at the high school.
Gillins was recently recognized as an adviser for the Sterling Scholars program at the school.
His initial court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
— Cimaron Neugebauer
Recent comments
Nowhere in the article did it mention the student in question was...
Anonymous | Aug. 24, 2009 at 12:47 p.m.
Basically the entire situation is unfathomable... I mean, I don't...
Anonymous | Aug. 24, 2009 at 12:05 p.m.
I too know the Gillin's family. I agree that it is heartbreaking to...
not just and isolated incident | June 11, 2009 at 2:08 p.m.
Keith Gillins
- Cooking classes and workshops 4:37 p.m.
- Creamy chowder made healthier 4:32 p.m.
- Student tries to grab officer's gun 4:27 p.m.
- Look closer at carbon dioxide 4:26 p.m.
- Lawmakers question climate change 4:12 p.m.
- Charges in '06 Taylorsville slaying 4:10 p.m.
- Utah food and restaurant news 4:04 p.m.
- Stocks climb on hopes for debt help 4:00 p.m.
- 'Faces of America' recommends LDS 3:48 p.m.
- Blog: (Big) Easy Angle 3:45 p.m.
- Utah Jazz Ironmen
- High school players commit to BYU
- LDS veggie program helps Bolivians
- Lawmakers, educators debate plan
- Utahn's 'Caveman Diet' catching on
- SLC's City Creek moves ahead
- MWC race shaping 'Survivor' style
- Kaman, not Boozer, on All-Star team
- 2nd Layton girl hospitalized from gas
- Cougars hope for fast rebound
- UNLV bombs BYU into loss
185 - Lawmakers, educators debate plan176
- Why do they hate us? Try asking140
- Countering attacks on LDS scholarship134
- Letters: Tea Party hypocrites117
- Rally in opposition to benefit cuts90
- Utah football alters schedule80
- BYU's prime postseason position?77
- Let's talk college hoops76
- High school players commit to BYU75
Interesting and entertaining observations of the Utah Legislature.
Latest comments
It is sad for the wife and kids, but not because of the sentence, because of...
uuummm Heres a Valetines box of chocolates)
They should trade cj
"My kid is overweight but that is his choice." Really? And how old was he...
By the way, I don't hate your church. Just was irritated at some of the...
Cave women didn't live as long, at least the big pretty ones. After being...
The recently enacted flat tax benefits mostly those people who have a high...
Re:RedShirt "According to Merrium-Webster dictionary socialism is:"...
I judge a person by their enemies .... they can leave Sarah Palin, but they...
to: Anonymous | 4:05 p.m. Feb. 9, 2010 i never questioned HER integrity,...