Bekken’s Wife Files For Divorce
The wife of Joseph M. Bekken has filed for divorce one week after the former North Idaho College financial aid director was arrested on felony charges for allegedly soliciting sex from students in exchange for scholarship money. Molly G. Bekken, an instructor in NIC's College Skills Division, filed the paperwork with the district court late Wednesday. The college fired Joseph Bekken Feb. 2 when officials discovered his alleged scheme to entice a student into a sexual encounter in exchange for $587 in NIC Foundation funds. He is in the Kootenai County Jail on $100,000 bail. Bekken's preliminary hearing is set for next Thursday. He is charged with attempting to procure a prostitute, attempting to misuse public money, bribery and other crimes. Both Joseph and Molly Bekken previously worked at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix/SR.