A former coach in the Santa Ynez Valley has been sentenced to more than 70 years in prison for child molestation.
Santa Barbara County prosecutors say Gregory Scott Ray was convicted of sexually assaulting eight young boys over a more than decade long period. They say he met some of his victims because they were classmates of his kids. He also helped coach some baseball and volleyball teams.
The attacks finally came to light when one of the victims told a friend about what had happened, and the friend told a school official.
In June, the 57-year-old Santa Ynez man was convicted in a jury trial of more than three dozen charges related to the string of assaults.
