Wife Won’t Help Sex-For-Aid Suspect
Originally posted 5:18 p.m. Wednesday ...
A former North Idaho College administrator in jail on charges he solicited sex from students in exchange for scholarship money wants his bail lowered. Joseph M. Bekken, who was fired Feb. 2 as NIC’s financial aid director, is in the Kootenai County Jail on $100,000 bail. He has been charged with five felonies, including attempting to procure a prostitute, attempting to misuse public money and bribery. Bekken, 36, said he can’t post bail or pay a portion of it to secure a bond. He also repeated a request for a public defender. “My financial situation is rough. My wife is unwilling to provide any financial support or help,” he wrote in a request received this week by the 1st District Court. “I am kind of stuck with receiving legal support, which I desperately need”/Scott Maben, SR. More here.
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