GEARY COUNTY — A Former USD 473 Chapman assistant girls basketball and track coach Mark Snider, 27, Abilene, has been sentenced to 5-years in prison for convictions on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, according to the Geary County Attorney’s office.

Snider had entered into a plea agreement in Geary County District Court.

In April 2016, Snider resigned his coaching position. He was later arrested in Abilene following a three-week investigation on 5 counts of Electronic Solicitation and 5 counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child Under 16.