HUTCHINSON -A Kansas man who was coaching at Trinity Catholic School in Hutchinson and entered a guilty plea to one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child was sentenced on Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25-years.

Patrick Kent Blevins, 21, Hutchinson, was arrested after a police investigation determined he was sexually involved with a number of boys under the age of 14.

District Attorney Keith Schroeder agreed to the plea so the boys wouldn’t have to testify and also because even the one count would send Belvins to prison for at least 25-years.

In a statement from Blevins and read by his attorney Sarah Sweet-McKinnon, he strongly apologized to the victims and their families.

He said they should know they did nothing wrong, that it was entirely his fault. He also apologized to his own family and thanked them for standing by his side. He says he hopes to redeem himself sometime in the future.

The victims also had written statements which the judge read to himself. Schroeder asked that those statements be sealed so no one can see them without authorization.

There is some question of restitution for at least some of the victims and Judge McCarville set a hearing on that for July 2.