RIVERDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- A former south suburban school teacher and coach has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old female student, State's Attorney Anita Alvarez says.
Idris Bridgeforth, 42, of Riverdale was previously convicted of one count of criminal sexual assault, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and one count of indecent solicitation of a child after a bench trail.
Prosecutors say the Bridgeforth was the victim's basketball coach and, on multiple occasions for more than one year, he inappropriately touched and sexually abused her inside his vehicle as he drove her to and from sporting events.